Parts of the Essay Broken Down

1. HOOK: This grabs the reader’s attention.

• Question
• brief story
• startling statistic
• interesting fact
• related quotation

“We easily forgive [others] those faults that do not affect us ourselves.” Why is that?

GENERAL DISCUSSION OF TOPIC

• You need to look at both sides of an issue, 
• the opinions people might have on the issue or topic
• background information 
• define unknown terms
• This part must connect to the hook and logically lead up to the thesis.t

Thesis

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• the last sentence of your introductory paragraph
• it must have three or more specific points
• points must be specific yet broad

state the topic or key part of the question)  to Edit

My friends are the most important aspect of my lifeo Edit

Conclusion Paragraph

Steps to a Conclusion

• Transition
• Restate thesis in new words
• End with a clincher

Conclusion Transitions?

Studying abroad is beneficial because it broadens one's spectrum, forces them to adapt, and makes them learn a foreign language.

Clincher

• Call to action
• Quotation
• Prediction of the future
• Question to the audience