Formula for Essays The topic is a personal narrative (story) about an event in your life from which you learned a valuable lesson Introduction Hook: Include attention-getter such as quotation, anecdote, statistic, etc. Thesis: State topic , state your point of view/opinion on topic (this is also known as the controlling idea) , state briefly your body paragraph topics (at least three 1) 2) 3) Body Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence: (copy and paste from or into thesis) Supporting Detail 1: Supporting Detail 2: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SupportingDetail3: Concluding Sentence: Body Paragraph 2 Topic Sentence: (copy and paste from or into thesis) Supporting Detail 1 Supporting Detail 2: Supporting Detail 3: Concluding Sentence: Body Paragraph 3 Topic Sentence: (copy and paste from or into thesis) Supporting Detail 1: Supporting Detail 2: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Supporting Detail 3: Concluding Sentence: Conclusion: Restate your thesis or the key points of your essay, and it may include a call to action, if mentioned in your thesis, when paper is persuasive. NEVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, USE SOURCE MATERIAL OR NEW INFORMATION IN YOUR CONCLUSION. THIS ERROR IS SO EGREGIOUS; IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO FAIL YOUR ASSIGNMENT! ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .