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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.73,0:00:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before you write an essay, it's important
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.36,0:00:05.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to understand basic essay structure.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.43,0:00:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now every essay has the same core
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.48,0:00:10.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,structure regardless of the kind of essay
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.22,0:00:12.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're writing. Now an opinion essay,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.39,0:00:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comparison and contrast essay, or
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.11,0:00:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,narrative essay will all have slight
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.22,0:00:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,differences, but the basic structure will
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.16,0:00:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always be the same. It will consist of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.74,0:00:26.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three main parts. You have your introduction, body,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.53,0:00:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and conclusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.29,0:00:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The introduction and conclusion will each
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.08,0:00:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be one paragraph, and the body can be any
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.71,0:00:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,number of paragraphs depending on the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.32,0:00:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,length of the essay you're writing. Now the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.58,0:00:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,introductory paragraph can be split into
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.71,0:00:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three parts. The first part is what
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.17,0:00:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we call the hook. And all that means is
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.52,0:00:47.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first sentence of your essay should
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.87,0:00:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,engage the reader, grab their attention,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.60,0:00:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and introduce the subject in an
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.68,0:00:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interesting way. Students often think
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.46,0:00:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the best way to do this is to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.44,0:00:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ask a question at the beginning of their
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.73,0:01:02.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essay, but that's overused and I
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.55,0:01:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recommend that you do something else
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.72,0:01:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead. I would highly recommend a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.28,0:01:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strong statement or a surprising fact.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.46,0:01:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After you've engaged the reader with
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.42,0:01:15.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a good opening sentence, you want
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.27,0:01:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give some background information. Now
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.60,0:01:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that just means any information that's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.28,0:01:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essential for the reader to have in order to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.57,0:01:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understand your main idea or to understand
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.29,0:01:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the topic. So this could be context,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.06,0:01:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like where and when, it could be a brief
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.52,0:01:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,history of the topic, or it could be an
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.20,0:01:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,explanation of why the topic is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.84,0:01:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,controversial to begin with, or why it's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.08,0:01:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important. Ok, now once you've given
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.62,0:01:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the background information it's time
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.97,0:01:47.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give your thesis. Which is the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.21,0:01:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,single most important sentence in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.92,0:01:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your entire essay. It is always the last
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.60,0:01:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sentence of your introductory paragraph.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.15,0:01:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is the main idea of your entire
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.78,0:02:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essay. After you've presented your thesis
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.92,0:02:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can then move on and write your body.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.80,0:02:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the body paragraph or paragraphs is meant to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.05,0:02:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,support the thesis development, such as
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.73,0:02:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,arguments, details, examples, descriptions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.59,0:02:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,narration, depending on the kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.22,0:02:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essay you are writing. Now a longer
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.13,0:02:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essay may include expert opinion,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.08,0:02:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quotations, secondary sources, that kind
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.18,0:02:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of thing. But obviously if you're writing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.45,0:02:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an essay for a test, or you're writing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.49,0:02:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a short 250 to 300 word essay in class
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.93,0:02:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you probably won't need to include
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.94,0:02:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,secondary sources. After you've written
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.62,0:02:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a strong body, it's time to write your
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.07,0:02:46.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,concluding paragraph. In the conclusion
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.25,0:02:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you should summarize your main points.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.96,0:02:51.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and restate the thesis. It's important
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.99,0:02:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think of the reader as a person with
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.84,0:02:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a very short memory. So at the end of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.08,0:02:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your essay you want to remind them what
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.38,0:03:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is your main idea. And then at the end,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.72,0:03:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you also want to end your essay with as
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.62,0:03:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strong a statement as you started. So you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.30,0:03:11.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to make sure that the final comment
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.38,0:03:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or statement of your concluding paragraph
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.96,0:03:18.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is emphatic or interesting in some
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.67,0:03:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way. And that's the basic structure of an
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.74,0:03:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essay. If you want more practice with
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.32,0:03:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essay structure, follow the link at the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.04,0:03:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,end of this video.