ESSAY BACHILLERATO 3

An essay is

• A group of paragraphs about a topic and a central main idea

• A long text about confusing ideas

• A text that is written to create a book

An academic essay

• must have minimum three to five paragraphs

• must have eight or more paragraphs

• doesn´t matter how many paragraphs it contains

An essay need the structure:

• introduction, body, conclusion

• conclusion, body, introduction

• only body is important

A good essay should answer

• 6 wh - answers

• why

• when

• how

A paragraph consists of a series of sentences about one topic. 

• true

• false

A topic sentence introduces the topic and clarifies the focus of the paragraph

• true

• false

To write an effective paragraph, avoid sentences that do not relate to the topic or focus on the topic sentence.

• true

• false

A paragraph can give information, tell an opinion, explain something, or even tell a short story

• true

• false

Supporting Sentences are:

• The supporting sentences in a paragraph help the reader better understand the controlling idea. They provide examples, facts, and details, and must relate directly to the topic sentence.

• The supporting sentences in a paragraph don´t help the reader better understand the controlling idea.

• they are not good sentences

Concluding Sentence

• is the body of the essay

• The concluding sentence is the fists part of the paragraph. It can introduce the topic:

• uThe concluding sentence is the last part of the paragraph. It can do one or more of the following:

  uSummarize the paragraph

  uOffer a solution to the problem

  uRestate the topic sentence

  uOffer an opinion