Essay Overview

Essays overview

What is an essay?

Multiple Choice

What is an essay?

• A set of Google Slides about an idea

• A piece of writing about a particular topic

• A spoken presentation

​What is an essay?

An essay is...

a piece of writing that usually has five or more paragraphs. An essay is written about one topic that has several main points. The main points are mentioned the first paragraph (the introduction) and supported in body paragraphs. The conclusion is the last paragraph.

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An essay typically has at least...paragraphs.

​An essay diagram looks like this

introduction-body-conclcusion

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The "body" is the middle

of the burger.​

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The introduction let's your reader know what you will be talking about.

It is made of a "hook", background information, and thesis.​

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​An essay is not complete unless it has all the parts

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The first body paragraph explains the first point you want to make. It has a topic sentence, evidence and explanation (similar to one RACE paragraph).

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Body (the middle)

Body 1​

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​BODY (tHE MIDDLE)

bODY 2​

​The second body paragraph has the same job as he first.

Topic sentence, evidence and explanation or analysis.​

The third body paragraph is the same as 1 and 2. In some shorter essays there are only two body paragraphs.

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BODY (THE MIDDLE)

BODY 3

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The conclusion summarizes your main points and gives the reader an idea why your topic is important - include a BIG IDEA or THEME here.

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The conclusion

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct order of paragraphs in an essay.

• Body paragraphs, introduction, conclusion

• Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion

• Conclusion, body paragraphs, introduction

Multiple Choice

What is a THESIS?

• The main point you are trying to make in your essay.

• A type of conflict in your essay.

• The quote you use as evidence.

Multiple Choice

The body paragraphs contain a topic sentence, evidence and explanation or analysis.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

In your conclusion, you should introduce new ideas.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The example: "An essay is like a hamburger" is an example of...

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia