2. Most academic writing is longer
than one paragraph.

3. Each essay has three major parts: an introduction,
a body, and a conclusion.
An essay has one topic, which is presented in the
introductory paragraph.

4. Each essay has three major parts: an
introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Three
parts correspond to the three major parts of the
paragraph, but they are longer. The introductory
paragraph of an essay contains some general
statements about the essay topic as well as its
thesis statement.

5. The thesis statement, like a paragraph’s topic
sentence, gives focus to the essay, presents the
controlling ideas of the essay, and provides
information about the organization of the essay.
Hook is a sentence or sentences that catch the
reader’s attention. It gives the reader a reason to
keep reading the essay. It is important to
remember that the hook should not be the main
idea or the thesis of the essay.

6. The ‘body’ of an essay contains enough paragraphs to
explain, discuss or prove the essay’s thesis statement. In
each body paragraph, the writer should discuss, or prove
the essay’s thesis statement. In each body paragraph, the
writer should discuss one aspect of the essay’s main topic.
Each body paragraph has its own topic sentence,
supporting sentences, and a transition or concluding
sentence.To ensure unity and coherence, good writers
arrange the body of paragraphs in a logical order and join
them with appropriate transition expressions that make
them smooth to read.

7. The conclusion in an essay is the last paragraph. One
purpose of all conclusions is to signal the end of the essay.
Here are some other purposes for conclusions:
- To add coherence by summarizing or restating the essay
subtopics
- To add coherence by restating the essay’s thesis
- To leave the reader with the writer’s final opinion
- To make a prediction or suggestion about the topic of
the essay