Academic essay writing

Like an academic paragraph, an academic essay also has 3 parts. These three parts in an academic essay are

• A. Introduction, Supporting sentences, Conclusion.

• B. Introduction, Body, Conclusion.

• C. Introductory paragraph, Supporting paragraphs, Concluding paragraph.

• B and C are correct.

An Introduction looks like this.

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An Introduction has three parts: General Statements, Background information, Thesis statement.

• True

• False

General Statements mention the topic, provide further background information about the topic, and set the stage for what comes next.

• True

• False

Like a Topic sentence, a Thesis Statement is composed of 2 parts: Topic and Controlling ideas.

• True

• False

Each Supporting Paragraph develops a main point mentioned in the Thesis Statement.

• True

• False

The structure of a supporting paragraph is different from that of a typical academic paragraph.

• True

• False

Unity reflected in an essay via how every single sentence in the essay supports one main idea.

• True

• False

Coherence in an essay means the writer uses different ways to link ideas together in a logical way and unitizes synonyms and pronouns where needed in order to avoid repetition.

• True

• False

A Concluding paragraph restates and/or summarises main points and leaves a final comment.

• True

• False