Composition with Yuli

    The Essay – Body Paragraph The body paragraph is the meat of your essay sandwiched between the introduction and the conclusion. So the most vital and important content of the essay will be here. It can extend to two or more paragraphs depending on how many main points we have. The structure of each paragraph must have: Main idea Example Statement Quotation Methacomentary Concluding sentence The Main Idea is the first sentence of the body paragraph. It is the  Introductory sentence that mentions one of the main points of the Thesis Statement. The Example Statement is one of the subpoints of your outline. It provides more details and proofs. The Quotation is necessary to give evidence and support your example. It is a reference to the written or spoken words of another person. It could be a literal transcription, in this case, we need to use quotation marks “” and mentioned the author, or it could be a paraphrasing of the words, in this case, we do not n...

The Essay – Introductory Paragraph       The Introductory Paragraph   is the first paragraph in an essay, it introduces the topic letting the reader know what the essay is about. This paragraph must include a  hook or catching phrase , and the  topic   or thesis statement .     The  hook or catching phrase   is the first sentence in the introductory paragraph. Its function is to catch the attention of the reader. This catching phrase could be: A rhetorical question: A question is not intended to be answered. A fact: statistics, news, historical events.   A quote: literal quote or paraphrasing. An anecdote: Personal or somebody´s else.      The  thesis statement   is the very last sentence of the introductory paragraph. It specifies in detail what the essay is about. It contains  the topic ,  the controlling idea , and the  main points   that are going to be devel...

The Essay – General Structure The essay is a piece of writing that gives the author's own  argument, and it is longer than a composition. It has a mínimum of 3 paragraphs , the introductory paragraph , the body paragraph(s) , and the concluding paragraph The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle Have you heard about a place where hundreds of airplanes and boats have disappeared during the last 50 years? That place is The   Bermuda Triangle, also known as the   Devil's Triangle. It is a loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean . It is called a triangle because it forms a triangular shape in the middle of the ocean. The three   vertices are in   Miami , Florida peninsula, in   San Juan ,   Puerto Rico , and in the mid-Atlantic island of   Bermuda covering a total area varying from 1,300,000 to 3,900,000 km 2 . This triangle is famous and considered enigmatic because of the number of   aircraft   an...

  Narrative Paragraph The purpose of a narrative paragraph is to narrate how something happened, usually in a chronological way. It could be a historical event, an anecdote, or a real or fictional story. Example: Yuli

  Descriptive Paragraph   The descriptive paragraph is used to describe something, which can be an object, a real situation, or an unreal situation, in a very detailed way by using sensory words.  Sensory words are those that are related to the five senses, touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing.   Example: Yuli

Expository Paragraph The purpose of an  expository paragraph  is to expose information, share ideas, provide explications and evidence about a topic. It is characterized by using a neutral vocabulary, which means that you will not be in favor or against the topic.  Example: Yuli

  Informative Paragraph The informative paragraph aims to educate an audience on a particular topic or message. The writer does not adopt any position and presents using neutral language since the purpose of informative writing is to share information without suggesting a correct conclusion. This speech is focused on giving facts such as: News, statistics, scientific discoveries, historical events, procedures, instructions, and descriptions. Example: Yuli

    A paragraph, also known as composition, is a distinct section of writing that covers only one topic.  It is an academic paper designed to develop a specific topic with a specific format, and it is smaller than an essay. Its structure is divided into  sections   and  elements : Introduction: i t is the primary point the author wants to communicate and gives a general idea of what the paragraph is about. Topic sentence:  it consists of the topic and the main points and it has to be a complete sentence, which must contain the subject, verb, and complement.   Development:  it is the body of your composition.  Main point:  this part includes the  controlling idea , which can be a fact, an opinión, or a perception; and the  supporting ideas , which are examples to demonstrate that the controlling idea is real.   Conclusion:  it restates the specific points, we can say that it is a resume of your para...

  Example taken from https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~cinichol/271/OutlinesHowTo.htm

 

       The outline is the official academic method to organize the information when preparing to write a paper. It is a skeletal representation of the sequence of the main ideas in your essay. The sequence of ideas/topics also serves as a guide for the reader(s).   Online Structure: It has 4 levels of detail.  The first level is represented by using Roman Numbers (I, II, III, etc.) , which  indicate the main idea of each paragraph. The second level is defined by using Capital Letters (A, B, C, etc.), that indicate sub-ideas. The third level is represented by using Arabic Numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.), which indicate details. The fourth level is defined by using Low Case Letters (a, b, c, etc.) that indicate examples. Remember, all outlines must include the thesis statement or the topic sentence and the conclusion.   There are two main types of outlines: the  topic outline and the  sentence outline ....

           Prewriting Process            There are some steps to take into consideration before starting  to write an essay that will help you with the process and will make it less complicated.  First, we will answer the below  three wh-questions : 1 - Who is my audience? this question will help us to know what is the best vocabulary to communicate our ideas in a better way and to get our audience's attention. 2- What is my topic? What am I going to write about? 3- What is my purpose? is my essay going to inform or persuade people, or is it going to describe or narrate something?     Then , we need to make a brainstorm, which consists of writing all the ideas that come to our mind related to the above questions. There is no need to write sentences or to have an order.     Finally , we will proceed with the ¨ Clustering¨ . We will take our ideas and organize the...