Digging Through Essay
Layers
By Aigiun Guseinova
Essay Structure (components)
Introduction
Body ( paragraphing)
part
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION POINTS
The first thing that the reader will see. It can be a quote,
AttentionAttention
anecdote, description, rhetorical question, etc. Whatever the
grabber
grabber
Title and Content
Layout
Listwant to read more of the essay.
form, it needs
to makewith
the reader
A one or two sentence summary of the main argument made in the paper.
Thesis
Your thesis should state one specific, debatable idea that is narrow enough in
Statement
scope to be provable.
A quick summary of the context, relevance, or significance of your paper
Background
Background
topic for an uninformed reader.
Information
info
Tone
Tone
Tips
Tips
The introduction should set up the organization and tone of the rest of the
paper. This can be accomplished by previewing aspects of the topic that will be
discussed in the body of the paper.
You should keep the verb consistency throughout your whole essay ( for ex:
Verb
use the past verbs for your past actions; future tense for your future ones)
Consistency
INTRODUCTION EXAMPLES
Attentiongrabber
“Without music, life would be a mistake.–
Friedrich Nietzsche
Thesis
Statement
“Being a musician is a great career because
a lot of people of admire you and it brings
out your creativity”
Benefits of music
Background
info
“Music, the language of the soul, is as old as
humanity. It's no secret that people love music.
While taste in music differs from person to person,
almost everyone enjoys some type of music. But by
common observation, professional medical
practitioners have linked music to our well-being
and general health. A recent study concludes that
listening to music has positive health effects on
people of all ages”
Think of Technology Development process. Do you
consider it as invasion or innovation?
BODY/PARAGRAPHING POINTS
Topic
Sentence
Support for
Main Idea
Relevance
to Thesis
Transition
Revising
Paragraphing
A highly explicit topic sentence helps your reader to understand the main
idea of your paragraph. Once you develop your topic more fully it
becomes clear to your audience about your points/opinions.
The rest of the paragraph should be devoted to explaining or
developing the main idea of the paragraph.
In addition to explaining the main idea, connect to your thesis.
Explain why the main idea matters and fits into the overall argument you
are trying to make. Answer the question” So What?” to tell your audience
why you spent so much time for developing one point.
It usually helps your reader follow the flow of your argument if you
include a transitional phrase or word at the beginning of each
paragraph or at the end of the preceding paragraph.
If there are too many ideas in the paragraph, separate them into different
paragraphs, each with one main idea. Cut the extraneous information and
start drafting.
ACTIVITY TIME ( TEAM WORK)
Essay: Causes and Effects of Uncontrolled
Urbanization
Form 3-4 groups. Put the pieces of essay in
the right order to form a final one for a submission to
your professor 
CONCLUSION PART
Restate the paper’s main points in a different way. The reader
should be able to read just the conclusion and still
understand the basic topic of the paper.
Try to tie the conclusion back to the introduction. For example, if you
opened with the story of analogy, come back to it and give the paper a
sense of overall unity.
The conclusion is the last thing your audience will read, and
is therefore the part they will remember the best. You have
the change to pick the main idea that you hope your reader
will walk away with and drive it home.
Two Content Layout with Table
While writing the conclusion part make sure to
avoid introducing new ideas.
END BIG
Men may move mountains
But ideas move men…..
REFERENCE LIST
http://www.unl.edu/writing/useful-links/
http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/writing/writingresources/writing-essays
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/apessay_tips.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/five_par.htm