Parts of an essay

There are proper ways of writing essays, you just need to follow some structures. In this module you will learn how to organize your writing properly so that it is easy for you to expose your ideas and for the reader easy to understand them.

The Three Parts of the Essay

Your essay will have three main parts:

1. Introduction: The introduction should be one paragraph. It should introduce the topic and main idea and preview the rest of your essay. The introduction will also include your thesis statement.

2. Body: The body is generally made up of three paragraphs. Each paragraph supports and develops (adds detail to) your main idea. To guide your reader, each body paragraph should begin with a clear topic sentence.

3. Conclusion: The conclusion is one paragraph. It summarizes the body paragraphs and concludes the essay.

This slide explains what steps to take to make a nice and well organized essay.

Here is the outline of an essay:

Sample of a 5 paragraph essay

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