ACADEMIC

PARAGRAPH
AND ESSAY
WRITING
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 Argumentative Essay
Structure
Introduct
ory
Paragrap
h
3 Body
Paragrap
hs
Closing
Paragra
ph
 Introductory Paragraph
General
introduction

Opposing Point
of view
Introductory
Paragraph
Focusing

Thesis
statement
Developing an Introductory Paragraph

General introduction

What would a
A sentence
person like
that
about living in
contains
your city?
backgroun
d
informatio
All over the
n.
world, people
Avoid
live in countless
mentionin
different cities.
g the
topic.
Opposing my Thesis

Less than a
third of citizens
Opposing Point believe their
of view hometowns are
not where they
want to be.
I assert that my
city is great
Thesis statement because of its
great weather,
warm people,
and delicious
food.
Focusing

The majority of
people hold the
Focusing opinion that Santa
Cruz, Bolivia is
amazing
Closing Paragraph
To sum up, you will love
Sum up the three body
living in my city
paragraphs or re-state
because it is a tropical
your thesis statement.
place, people here are
welcoming, and the
food is tasty.

Closing
Paragraph
Thus, my advice is that
you pack your house
and move to Santa
Cruz, Bolivia.
End with an advice, a
Why dont you move
question or a call for
here?
action.
Just move to Santa
Cruz, Bolivia.
Brainstorming
Weather
What would a *Sunny days
person like 70% sunny days
about living in (statistic)
your city? *Play sports

People
do physical
activity (fact)
Food *Weekend
activities
I went to
Samaipata
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Body Paragraph 1
On the first line, my hometown (has great weather) is
well known for its fantastic weather. Firstly, Santa
Cruz has plenty of bright, sunny days. According to
weather.com, seventy percent of the days are sunny
here. Moreover, with great weather, you can practice
many sports. It is a fact that people feel encouraged
to do any physical activity when the sun shines. In
addition, you can plan many weekend activities
when you know good weather is in the horizon. For
instance, last weekend I went to Samaipata and
visited the ruins. As you can see, weather is an
important issue when deciding whether or not you like
a city.
Using Connectors
To continue, .
Firstly, ..
Everyone knows that
... Besides,
. X magazine
mentions that .
Finally, . For instance,
.... Therefore,
.
Using a variety of Evidence
It is a fact that x
Everyone knows
that x
Fact As a matter of
fact,

Evidence To illustrate,
Examp For example,
Connect For instance,
le
ors

According to_____ ,
____ mentions that
Statisti x
c As reported by
____ ,
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Writing
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student to share a room with you, or would you
rather choose your own
roommate?
From Brainstorming to
Writing
From Brainstorming to
Writing
A Well Developed Body
Paragraph
Unity

Paragrap
Cohesion
h

Coheren
ce
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