WRITING ABSTRACT

Thesis Statement
and Title of
Essay
Essay Writing
Dr.Muhd. Al Hafizh, SS,MA
 ESSAY FORMAT

Introduction
Thesis Statement

Body

Conclusion
STHE STRUCTURE OF ESSAY

Introductory
paragraph
Body of essay

Concluding
paragraph
GOOD THESIS STATEMENT
 EXAMPLES
Declaration of topic:
Weak: Nursing as a demanding profession.
Strong: Nursing requires not only substantial education, but also perfect self-
discipline and enhanced professional ethics.
Falling between 2 stools:
Weak: Sometimes students enjoy their studies, but sometimes they don’t.
Strong: There is a direct relationship between students’ attitudes towards study
and their learning outcomes.
Making general statement:
Weak: I am going to write about the movie Titanic.
Strong: The 1997 movie Titanic was a huge success owing to the talents of the leading
actors, the film director and the original genre of epic romantic disaster movie.
 GOOD TITLE
• To find a catchy title for your paper or essay,
start by thinking of 1 or 2 keywords or phrases
to include in the title that applies to the topic
of your essay and will hook your reader in.
• You can also try looking for a key quote or
phrase and using part of it in your title
 CRITERIA
• Eye-catching – well, this is obvious. Think about it;
do you prefer reading content or academic papers
with boring titles
• Believable – most students and freelance writers
make mistakes by trying to make their titles catchy in
such a way they stray away from the truth.
• Easy to read – Stay away from strange phrases,
complicated structures, even some uncommon fonts
when writing your title
 Argumentative Essay Title Examples
• Every Country Must Activate The Death
Sentence
• The Most Corrupt Nations In The World
• Does Alcohol Destroy The Brain?
• The Most Appropriate Age To Get Married
Persuasive Essay Title Examples
• Alternative Medicine: Pros And Cons
• TV As A Major Contributor To Violence In
Society
• Horror Movies Must Be Banned For Kids’
Sake
 MAIN COMPONENTS
• A catchy hook – introduces the paper in a
creative way
• Topic keywords – the “what” of your essay.
This component identifies concepts you’ll be
exploring
• Focus keywords – the “where/when” of your
essay.
 EXAMPLE
Example: Buy Me a Date: Consumerization and
Theories of Social Interaction in 21st Century
Online Dating Sites
•Catchy hook – buy me a date
•Topic keywords – consumerism, social
interaction, dating
•Focus keywords – 21st century
 NOT GOOD TITLE
• Ideally: it should encourage the reader to be
interested enough to want to see more
• It should not lead to any of the following
reactions
– “not again!”
– “I don’t believe this”
– “How boring”
– “Huh?”
The End