VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Essay structure

Vocabulary

graph – a picture that shows you information in the form of a bar, line or curve

evaluate – assess the value or importance of something

structure an essay – put an essay together

curfew – a set time that you must be back at your dorm

Grammar

present perfect tense – has an effect in the present

has/have + past participle

ex. I have been worried about my essay.

ex. I have watched the news already.

We have an economic essay so I’m worried. The deadline is next Friday so we don’t have enough time. After that we have Financial Accounting test and a report about  Business skills. Next month we have to prepare for the final exam.

I haven’t start it because I don’t know how to make a good essay because we have too much things to write. Our teacher told us we need to write at least 4 graph.

Revised: 

We have an economics essay so I’ve been worried. The deadline is next Friday so we don’t have enough time. After that, we have a Finance and Accounting test and a report about Business skills. Next month, we have to prepare for the final exam.

I haven’t started yet because I don’t know how to structure a good essay because we have too many things to write. Our teacher told us we need to describe/use at least 4 graphs.   

Introducing the graph 

This graph shows/illustrates/gives information about…. (what information does it have?)

Talk about/Summarise the main trends

ex. The traffic problem has been increasing from 2012-2015 (n0 % – no %)

Link it back to the main point of the essay

How does this relate to your/help you with your argument?

Structure of an essay 

-Introduction (do this after)

-3 body paragraphs (Write this first/have your essay question ready in mind)

-Conclusion (do this after)

Introduction: 

-Provide a background of the problem (shouldn’t be specific/use some information from the past)

-Formulate your thesis statement/essay question from the background

-Finish the introduction by leading into the first main point

Body: 

-Main point (1 detail related to the main question)

-Detail/Use the graph to highlight/prove your point (detailed)

-Example/how does this link back to the main argument of the essay?

-Provide suggestions at the end

Conclusion:  

-Summarise/Paraphrase your essay questions

-Highlight the main points of each body paragraph

-Provide suggestions/same as body paragraphs

*Don’t provide new information here 

*Try to paraphrase your points – don’t just repeat