ESSAY

WRITING

BY:
Dra. ROSLAINI,
M.Hum
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ESSAY

An essay is a group of paragraphs written about a

single topic and a central main idea. It must have at
least three paragraphs, but five paragraphs essay is
common length for academic writing.

*Zemach And Rumisek (2005). Academic Writing.

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THE COMPONENTS OF
ESSAY

An essay has three main components to be known:

1. Introduction (introductory of paragraph)
2. Body (two or more paragraphs)
3. Conclusion (concluding of paragraph)
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The charts of essay

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Introductory Paragraph

The introduction or especially called as the

introductory paragraph, is the first paragraph of an
essay. It has two parts, there are general statements
and the thesis statement.
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Body Paragraph

Body paragraphs explain and support the thesis

statement and come between the introduction and the
conclusion. There must be one or more body
paragraphs in an essay.
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Body Paragraph

Concluding Paragraph is the final paragraph in an

essay. It summarizes or restates the main points (the
thesis and the supporting ideas) of the essay in
different words by also giving your final comment
on the subject, based on the information you have
provided.
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What Makes a Good Essay?

A good essay contains two important points:

 Unity is the state of being joined together or to
form one unit. It means that every sentence in a
paragraph must be united into a single topic.
 Coherence is related with a well organized
paragraph.
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Transition words and phrases indicate, or signal a
change. They connect written ideas in paragraphs.
There are several different kinds of transitions are
used in paragraph.

 Words that can be used to show location:

above behind by near throughout

across below down off to the right
against beneath in back of onto under
along beside in front of on top of  
among between inside outside  
around beyond into over  
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 Words that can be used to show time:

While first meanwhile soon then
after second today later next
at third tomorrow afterward as soon as
before now next week about when
during until yesterday finally  suddenly

 Words that can be used to compare two things:

likewise also while in the same way

like as similarly  
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 Words that can be used to contrast two things:

but still although on the other hand

however yet otherwise even though