2. The introduction of the essay
• Introduce the book and the main points you’ll be discussing.
• Then in each body paragraph, you’ll on one specific topic or idea and support it
with evidence from the book.
• And in the conclusion, you’ll restate your thesis and wrap up your ideas.
• The thesis statement is like a main idea or argument of your essay. And the
closing sentence is like the last sentence or two of your conclusion. It’s like a final
thought or message that you leave the reader with.
3. Topic sentence
• A topic sentence is like the main idea of a body paragraph. So it should connect
to the thesis statement and explain what the paragraph is about. For example, a
topic sentence for a body paragraph about love in the book could be “In the God
of Small Things, Roy uses the character of Ammu to show that love is a source of
both pain and joy”. That topic sentence lets the reader know what the paragraph
is going to be about.
4. Continuation…
• The thesis statement is like the destination and the topic sentences are like the
signs along the way that tell you where you are going. And all the supporting
details and evidence are like the sights to see along the way. So when writing
your essay, it can help to think about how all the parts are connected and support
each other.
• Think of each paragraph as a mini essay, with its own mini thesis (the topic
sentence), mini supporting details (evidence from the book), and mini conclusion
(the last sentence of the paragraph). And then the whole essay is like a bigger
version of that.
5. Transition in the essay
when you move from one paragraph to another, you want to use transitional
words or phrases to help the reader follow along. So you might start a paragraph
with somethings like “In addition to…” or “moreover…” to show that you’re adding
to your argument. And to end a paragraph, you can use something like
“Therefore…” or “As a result” to lead into the next paragraph.
Transition words are really important for keeping your essay organized and easy to
follow.
