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Howtowritecollegeessaysspring
✧StructureofanEssay
TitleoftheEssay
IntroductionOpeningremarkstocatchreader’sinterest
Thesisstatement
Planofdevelopment(optional)
Topicsentence1(supportingpoint1)
Specificevidence
BodyTopicsentence2(supportingpoint2)
Specificevidence
Topicsentence3(supportingpoint3)
Specificevidence
ConclusionSummary(optional)
Generalclosingremarks
(Orboth)
ModelEssay
TheHazardsofMoviegoing
Iamamoviefanatic.WhenfriendswanttoknowwhatpicturewontheOscarin1980orwhoplayedthepolicechiefinJaws,theyaskme.Myfriends,though,havestoppedaskingmeifIwanttogoouttothemovies.Theproblemsingettingtothetheatre,thetheateritself,andthebehaviorofsomepatronsareallreasonwhyIoftenwaitforamovietoshowuponTV.
Firstofall,justgettingtothetheatrepresentsdifficulties.LeavingahomeequippedwithaTVandavideorecorderisnotanattractiveideaonahumid,cold,orrainynight.Eveniftheweathercooperates,thereisstillathirty-minutedrivetothetheaterdownacongestedhighway,followedbythehassleoflookingforaparkingspace.Andthentherearethelines.Afterhookingyourselftotheendofahumanchain,youworryaboutwhethertherewillbeenoughtickets,whetheryouwillgetseatstogether,andwhethermanypeoplewillsneakintothelineaheadofyou.
Onceyouhavemadeitintotheboxofficeandgottenyourtickets,youareconfrontedwiththeproblemsofthetheateritself.Ifyouareinoneoftherundownoldertheaters,youmustadjusttothemustysmellofseldom-cleanedcarpets.Escapedspringslurkinthefadedplushorcrackedleatherseats,andhalfoftheseatsyousitinseemlooseortiltedsothatyousitatastrangeangle.Thenewertwinandquadtheatersoffertheirownproblems.Sittinginanareaonlyone-quarterthesizeofaregulartheater,moviegoersoftenhavetoputupwiththesoundofthemovienextdoor.Thisisespeciallyjarringwhentheothermovieinvolvesracingcarsorakaratewarandyouaretryingtoenjoyaquietlovestory.Andwhetherthetheaterisoldornew,itwillhavefloorsthatseemtobecoatedwithrubbercement.Bytheendofamovie,shoesalmosthavetobepriedoffthefloorbecausetheyhavebecomesealedtoadeadlycompoundofspilledsoda,hardeningbubblegum,andcrushedJu-Jubes.
Someofthepatronsareevenmoreofaproblemthanthetheateritself.Littlekidsraceupanddowntheaisles,usuallyingigglingpacks.Teenagerstrytoimpresstheirfriendsbytalkingbacktothescreen,whistling,andmakingwhattheyconsidertobehilariousnoises.Adultsactasiftheywereathomeintheirownlivingroomsandcommentloudlyontheagesofthestarsorwhymoviesaren’tasgoodasanymore.Andpeopleofallagescrinkledcandywrappers,stickgumontheirseats,anddroppopcorntubsorcupsofcrushedcandyiceandsodaonthefloor.Theyalsocoughandburp,squirmendlesslyintheirseats,fileoutforrepeatedtripstotherestroomsorconcessionstand,andelbowyououtofthearmrestoneithersideofyourseat.
Afterarrivinghomefromthemoviesonenight,IdecidedthatIwasnotgoingtobeamoviegoeranymore.Iwastiredoftheproblemsinvolvedingettingtothemoviesanddealingwiththetheateritselfandsomeofthepatrons.ThenextdayIarrangedtohavecableTVserviceinstalledinmyhome.Imaynowseemoviesabitlaterthanotherpeople,butI’llbemorerelaxedwatchingboxofficehitsinthecomfortofmyownlivingroom.
Howtowritethethesisstatement
Thesisstatementisonesentencestatementofexactlywhatyouressayisabout.Itmustbeacomplete,declarativesentence,notaphraseoraquestion.
e.g.Whatshouldyouknowaboutselectingacollege?
(×)
Selectingacollegerequiresacarefulanalysisoffinancialfactorsandcurriculumofoffering.(√)
Nuclearpower:
curseorblessing.(×)
Moreexamples:
1.Infact,theneedisconstantlygrowingfororgandonorsanditisverysimpletobeanorgandonorwhenyoudie.
2.Seatbeltlawsshouldbeenforced.
3.Whenpurchasingacar,oneshouldevaluateinitialcost,financialcosts,andmaintenancecosts.
4.ThegovernmentsoftheAllianceshouldtakestrongstepstoreducethethreatofdamagefromgreenhousegasemissions.
✧Introductions,Conclusions,andTitles
Awell-organizedessayshouldhaveastrongintroductoryparagraph,aneffectiveconcludingparagraph,andagoodtitle.
CommonMethodsofIntroduction
1.Beginwithabroad,generalstatementofyourtopicandnarrowitdowntoyourthesisstatement.Broad,generalstatementseasethereaderintoyourthesisstatementbyprovidingabackgroundforit.
Bookstoreshelvestodayarecrammedwithdozensofdifferentdietbooks.TheAmericanpublicseemswillingtotryanysortofdiet,especiallytheonesthatpromiseinstant,miraculousresults.Andauthorsaremorethanwillingtoinventnewfaddietstocashinonthiscraze.Unfortunately,someofthesefaddietsareineffectiveorevenunsafe.Oneoftheworstisthe“PalmBeachdiet”.Itisimpractical,doesn’tachievetheresultsitclaims,andisasureroutetopoornutrition.
2.Starwithanideaorsituationthatistheoppositeoftheoneyouwilldevelop.Thisapproachworksbecauseyourreaderswillbesurprised,andthenintrigued,bythecontrastbetweentheopeningideaandthethesisthatfollowsit.
WhenIdecidedtoreturntoschoolatagethirty-five,Iwasn’tatallworriedaboutmyabilitytodothework.Afterall,Iwasagrownwomanwhohadraisedafamily,notaconfusedteenagerfreshoutofhighschool.ButwhenIstartedclasses,Irealizedthatthose“confusedteenagers”sittingaroundmewereinmuchbettershapeforcollegethanIwas.Theystillhadalltheirclassroomskillsinbright,shinycondition,whileminehadgrownrustyfromdisuse.Ihadtotallyforgottenhowtolocateinformationinalibrary,howtowriteareport,andevenhowtospeakupinclassdiscussions.
3.Explaintheimportanceofyourtopictothereader.Ifyoucanconvinceyourreadersthatthesubjectinsomewayappliestothem,orissomethingtheyshouldknowmoreabout,theywillwanttokeepreading.
Diseaseslikescarletfeverandwhoopingcoughusedtokillmoreyoungchildrenthananyothercause.Today,however,childmortalityduetodiseasehasbeenalmostcompletelyeliminatedbymedicalscience.Instead,caraccidentsarethenumberonekillerofourchildren.Andmostofthechildrenfatallyinjuredincaraccidentswerenotprotectedbycarseats,belts,orrestraintsofanykind.Severalstepsmustbetakentoremedythisseriousproblem
4.Useanincidentorbriefstory.Storiesarenaturallyinteresting.Theyappealtoareader’scuriosity.Inyourintroduction,ananecdotewillgrabthereader’sattentionrightaway.Thestoryshouldbebriefandshouldberelatedtoyourmainidea.Theincidentinthestorycanbesomethingthathappenedtoyousomethingyouhaveheardabout,orsomethingyouhavereadaboutinanewspaperormagazine.
EarlySundaymorningtheyoungmotherdressedherlittlegirlwarmlyandgaveheracandybar,apicturebook,andawell-wornstuffedrabbit.Together,theydrovedowntowntoaMethodistchurch.TherethemothertoldthelittlegirltowaitonthestonestepsuntilchildrenbeganarrivingforSundayschool.Thentheyoungmotherdroveoff,abandoningherfive-year-oldbecauseshecouldn’tcopewithbeingaparentanymore.Thisincidentisoneofthousandsofcasesofchildneglectandabusethatoccurannually.Perhapstheautomaticrighttobecomeaparentshouldnolongerexist.Would-beparents,instead,shouldbeforcedtoapplyforlicensesgrantingthemtheprivilegeofraisingchildren.
5.Askoneormorequestions.Butrememberthatquestionsneedanswers.Youmaysimplywantthereadertothinkaboutpossibleanswers,oryoumayplantoanswerthequestionyourselflaterinthepaper.
Whatislove?
Howdoweknowthatwearereallyinlove?
Whenwemeetthatspecialperson,howcanwetellthatourfeelingsaregenuineandnotmerelyinfatuation?
And,iftheyaregenuine,willthesefeelingslast?
Love,asweallknow,isdifficulttodefine.Butmostpeopleagreethattrueandlastingloveinvolvesfarmorethanmerephysicalattraction.Itinvolvesmutualrespect,thedesiretogiveratherthantake,andthefeelingofbeingwhollyatease.
6.Useaquotation.Aquotationcanbesomethingyouhavereadinabookorarticle.Itcanalsobesomethingthatyouhaveheard:
apopularsayingorproverb(“Nevergiveadvicetoafriend”);acurrentorrecentadvertisingslogan(“Reachoutandtouchsomeone”);afavoriteexpressionusedbyfriendsorfamily(Myfatheralwayssays…”).Usingaquotationinyourintroductoryparagraphletsyouaddsomeoneelse’svoicetoyourown.
“Fishandvisitors”,wroteBenjaminFranklin,“begintosmellafterthreedays.”Lastsummer,whenmysisterandherfamilycametospendtheirtwo-weekvacationwithus,IbecameconvincedthatFranklinwasright.Afteronlythreedays,Iwasthoroughlysickofmybrother-in-law’scornyjokes,mysister’sendlesscomplaintsaboutherboss,andtheirchildren’sconstantinvasionofourprivacy.
ConcludingParagraph
Aconcludingparagraphisyourchancetoremindthereaderofyourthesisidea.Also,theconclusionbringsthepapertoanaturalandgracefulend,sometimesleavingthereaderwithafinalthoughtonthesubject.
CommonMethodsofConclusion
1.Endwithasummaryandfinalthought.Whenarmyinstructorstrainnewrecruits,eachoftheirlessonsfollowsathree-stepformula:
a.Tellthemwhatyou’regoingtotellthem.
b.Tellthem.
c.Tellthemwhatyou’vetoldthem.
Anessaythatendswit
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