English 1011

English 1011 was a good experience for me this year. There was so much about English that I did not know before I took this class. I learned a vast amount of information on sentence structure and even the Latin or Greek roots of words. However, this class taught me one subject that in my opinion was the most important. I was taught how to correctly prepare and write an essay. To write a good essay you need three main parts. A good essay needs an introduction, three central paragraphs, and a conclusion. These three parts are crucial for writing an essay the right way. The first part of an essay is the introduction. An introduction serves two purposes. To catch the reader’s attention and to state the main idea to the reader. A motivator is needed to get the reader’s attention. The motivator is the beginning of the introductory paragraph and simply gets the reader to be interested to continue reading. The thesis statement and the blueprint states the main idea of the essay. The thesis statement basically just carries the main idea of a five-paragraph essay. The blueprint is a list of the main points you are about to present in the essay. Each specific point in the blueprint serves as the topic for each central paragraph. Starting an essay off with a good introduction …show more content…
Each of the central paragraphs supports the essays main points from the blueprint in the introduction. There are three key parts to a central paragraph. You need a transition, reminder, and the main idea. A transition helps show how the paragraphs connect. Paragraphs must flow together just as sentences do and that is what a transition is for. The reminder of the thesis statement simply helps fit the paragraphs main idea to the essays theme. The last part of a central paragraph is the main idea. Which states simply the main idea or point from the blueprint. The central paragraphs are the core of the essay and are vital for an essay to be