PARTS OF AN

ESSAY
 WHAT IS AN ESSAY?
 An essay is a short piece of writing that
describes, narrates, discussses, explains or
defends a certain topic or opinion.
 It can be based on a person’s ideas, or it may
be a combination of a person’s and other
people’s ideas.
3 PARTS OF AN ESSAY

 INTRODUCTION
BODY

 CONCLUSION
 INTRODUCTION

 It is the preview to the essay.

 It should motivate the readers to read the
entire thing.
 Questions may be asked and state the
argument.
 Some nights back, my oldest boy was
reading aloud a poem entitled, “To the Filipino
Youth” with passable accent and enunciation.
When he got through he turned to me and said
that he knew what it is to be a Filipino, but
what is youth?

-What is Youth?
 BODY
 It develops the introduction by discussing the
arguments presented.
 It is composed of at least three paragraphs.
Your paragraphs must revolve around only one topic.

 All the questions or arguments will be answered in

this part.
 I thought for a while and then said: Youth
is the grey imperceptible dawn that
precipitates the morning: the wet foggy
mountainsides and misty hilltops, the
sparkling dew on the grass, the wild
untrimmed vegetation of life, its carefree
undergrowth.
 CONCLUSION
 This summarizes the points raised in the
essay.
 The conclusion usually doesn’t last for more
than one paragraph.
 It can raise a question to the readers or it
can end with a challenge to the readers.
Now I turned to my boy and asked him if
he understood what I was talking about. It
was beautiful, he said, more beautiful than
this poem. But, he remarked, some parts
about mountainsides and the sparkling
dew or something were a bit confusing.
Correct, I told him. Confusion is a part of
youth. I told him to grow up and he’d
understand. Grow up? Yes, I said. Growth
is also a part of youth. And now would the
boy please go to bed?