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3/27/15: Complete Title, Introduction, Thesis Statement, and topic sentence 1, 2, and 3
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The Essay Machine
Title
Love... isn’t it ironic
This should be an incomplete sentence that precisely describes the topic of the essay. Include the title and author of the book you're analyzing. Don't be clever.
Be precise.
Introduction
Hook Sentence
Open with a sentence that will capture the reader's attention. Consider a startling statement or a surprising fact. However, this sentence should have relevance to your thesis statement.
Focusing Sentences
Here you need a few sentences that will connect your hook sentence to your thesis statement.
Thesis Statement
This is the one complete sentence that your entire essay is attempting to prove.
This sentence should be arguable, doubtable, and
The brain is the most important organ in the human body. It diligently works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year… until you fall in love.
Once you fall in love, your brain becomes clouded with very strong, almost unbearable feelings. Its as if nothing or no one else matters.
For example
defendable. A standard thesis statement about literature will state that an author uses defined literary devices to convey a defined theme (you establish the defined literary devices and theme). Body #1
Topic Sentence /
Controlling Idea #1
And Romeo and Juliet demonstrate this perfectly.
This is your body paragraph's thesis statement. Like the thesis statement, it should make a claim that others could oppose.
Friar Laurence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. He should have been aware of the adolescent immaturity of Juliet before giving her such a powerful potion. Friar Laurence should
Here you want to provide any have also taken into account that they were two young teens necessary background that were madly in love