How to Make Your Essay Flow: Connecting Examples, Facts, and Reasons to Your Thesis

This lesson teaches how to make an essay flow by connecting examples, facts, and reasons to the thesis. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a cohesive structure throughout the essay, particularly in body paragraphs. The video provides strategies for linking paragraphs back to the thesis using prompts like 'This shows,' 'I think,' and 'You can tell.' A sample paragraph is analyzed to demonstrate these techniques, highlighting the benefits of public transportation as an example. The lesson concludes with a recap of the key points on ensuring essay coherence.

What is the main purpose of connecting examples, facts, and reasons to the thesis in an essay?

• To confuse the reader

• To ensure the essay flows well

• To add more paragraphs

• To make the essay longer

What should each body paragraph in an essay include?

• A reason supporting the thesis

• A summary of the introduction

• A quote from a famous person

• A random fact

What is a recommended strategy to ensure your essay flows well?

• Focus only on the introduction

• Ignore the thesis statement

• Use prompts to connect paragraphs to the thesis

• Write without planning

Which prompt is suggested to relate paragraph content back to the thesis?

• All of the above

• You can tell

• This shows

• I think

How does connecting paragraphs to the thesis benefit society, according to the example?

• It confuses the reader

• It makes essays shorter

• It helps society become more friendly and safe

• It makes the thesis irrelevant