General parts of an Essay

An essay consists of 3 parts. There's the:

  • Introductory Paragraph (Made up of 3-5 sentences)
  • Body Paragraphs (Made up of 7-14 sentences)
  • Concluding Paragraph (Made up of 3-5 sentences)
Here's what these parts of an essay consist of:

Introductory Paragraph: 
  • Opening remarks
  • Definition
  • Background
Body Paragraphs:
  • Topic sentence
  • Support
  • Evidence
  • Explanations
  • Illustrations
  • Statistics
  • Narration
  • Argumentation (the action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action, or theory)
  • Process Analysis
  • Anecdotes (a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person)
  • Transitions
Concluding paragraph:
  • Summarizing
  • Restatement of ideas
  • Closing
  • Recommendations
  • Solutions

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