ACADEMIC WRITING : THE

ESSAY

COMMON ESSAY STRUCTURE:

Introductory Paragraph• Orientates the reader• Generally presents the thesisBody• Generally two or three paragraphs • Each paragraph contains its own topic sentence,

supporting details and concluding sentence.

Concluding Paragraph.

• It re- states the thesis and paraphrases the introduction.

• Summary of arguments.

Brainstorming Outlining Drafting

Edit and revise Submit

These are the steps for writing essays…