Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Excellent Essays
Presented by Kellie Kayser
Learning Skills Advisor
Student Services
Session Overview
This session will cover:
Rationale for
Writing Essays
The Essay Writing Process
Writing Introductions
Writing Body Paragraphs
Writing Conclusions
RATIONALE FOR
WRITING
ESSAYS
Why Write an Essay?
Essays give you the opportunity to:
Context
Background
General
orientation
A brief outline of
issues that will and
will not be discussed
in the essay
Point out the scope
of your essay
A general overview of
the areas that you will
explore
Source: Adapted from www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Structuring+your+assignment
Writing Introductions
Providing an outline of your essay in the
introduction helps the reader to navigate your
writing. It helps them to understand the
structure of your argument.Your line of
argument should not come as a surprise.
Source: www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Structuring+your+assignment
Writing Introductions
You can also add interest to an introduction by:
Beginning with a
relevant quote (avoid
boring, textbook quotes)
Beginning with a relevant
question (which can be
answered in the essay’s
conclusion)
Giving unusual or colourful
details
WRITING BODY
PARAGRAPHS
Writing Body Paragraphs
Each paragraph should make a point which
should be linked to your outline and thesis
statement.
Source: www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Structuring+your+assignment
Writing Body Paragraphs
Try structuring paragraphs like this:
Topic sentence: start the paragraph by
making a point / a claim (that supports your
main claim – your thesis)
Supporting sentences: support the point
with examples and evidence from quality
sources and discuss / analyse this evidence
Conclusive sentence: close the paragraph by
linking back to the point you made to open the
paragraph and linking this to your thesis
statement (also, make sure the end of this
paragraph clearly links with the next paragraph)
Source: www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Structuring+your+assignment
Writing Body Paragraphs
Source: www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Structuring+your+assignment
WRITING
CONCLUSIONS
Writing Conclusions
The purpose of a conclusion is to:
Source: www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Structuring+your+assignment
Writing Conclusions
Do NOT include new
information
Writing Conclusions
Source: www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Structuring+your+assignment
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