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Written by:

Gina Eka Jati
008200900094

Accounting 2009

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PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY

Jababeka Education Park
Jl. Ki Hajar Dewantara, Kota Jababeka, Bekasi 17550

Basic Essay Plans

• Introduction

1. Background Information : Give brief information regarding illiteracy rate in Indonesia.

2. Thesis Statement “It is ironic that Indonesia still faces high rate of illiteracy.”

• Body

1. 1st Supporting Paragraph Topic Sentence: “The poverty rate is getting higher and the number of illiteracy is getting hard to be reduced.”

2. 2nd Supporting Paragraph Topic Sentence: “Almost one million students drop out from schools every year.”

3. 3rd Supporting Paragraph Topic Sentence: “Backwardness also gives contribution for the rate of illiteracy.”

4. 4th Supporting Paragraph Topic Sentence: “Inability of government to facilitate good education fairly contributes illiteracy in suburban area.”

• Conclusion

1. Restating main points 2. Making a prediction: “Thus, if Indonesian does not care and does not ward off those factors, Indonesia will be a biggest contributor of the illiteracy number in the world by having high rate of illiterate people.”



Bibliography: • Blanchard, Karen., Root, Christine • Ready to Write More second edition • Pearson Education. Inc • 2004 http://www.bps.go.id/aboutus.php?about=0 http://www.bps.go.id/tab_sub/view.php?tabel=1&daftar=1&id_subyek=28&notab=5 http://www.bps.go.id/tab_sub/view.php?tabel=1&daftar=1&id_subyek=23&notab=3 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/09/13/poor-residents-see-no-benefits-literacy.html [1] http://pendidikanpapua.blogspot.com/2008/06/suka-duka-nona-guru-sukarela-yang-sudah.html http://www.indonesia.go.id/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7752&Itemid=817

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