schaum's quick guide to writing great essaych 7

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1、Chapter7HowtoPlanYourWritingStrategyOnceyouhavegatheredthevariouselementsofyourargument,youcanbeginthenextandfinalstageofyouressay:theactualwriting.Aswesuggestedearlier,thisshouldbethelastthingyouconsider,notthefirst.Inthischapter,wedescribethefourmostimportantcomponentsoftheessay:theintroduc

2、tion,thethesisparagraph,thediscussion,andtheconclusion.Wealsosuggestwaystomakeyouressayasinterestingandpersuasiveaspossible.I.TheIntroductionThepurposeoftheintroductionistoattractyourreaders'interestandtoleadthemtoyourtopicquestion.Agoodintroductionletsyourreadersknowthatyoudonotintendtoboret

3、hem,butwilltrytomakeyouressaylivelyandinteresting.A.THEREARETWOTYPESOFINTRODUCTIONS.1.AFUNNELINTRODUCTIONBEGINSWITHABROAD,GENERALSUBJECTANDNARROWSTOASPECIFICTOPIC.ITTHENINTRODUCESYOURTHESISQUESTIONORYOURTHESISSTATEMENT.EXAMPLE:TOPICQUESTION:WhyshouldJohnPikebeincludedamongthegreatillustrators

4、?FUNNELINTRODUCTIONLEADINGTOTHETOPICQUESTION:Overthepastdecade,manyearlytwentieth-centuryartistshavereceivedrenewedacclaimasparticipantsinthe"greatageofillustration."Someofthebestartists,however,havebeenoverlookedbybothmuseumsandpublishers.Oneartistinparticular,JohnPike,isknownonlytothosewhop

5、urchasehisold-fashionedinstructionbooks.However,1believethatPikeremainsoneofthegreatillustratorsofhisgeneration.2.AHOOKISASTARTLINGIDEATHATATTRACTSYOURREADERS."Hooked"likeafishtoyourbrightideaandheldbyyour"line,"theyreadon.Youcanuseanumberoftypesofhooks:a.Tellananecdotethatillustratesyourthes

6、isstatement.b.Useaquotationthatillustratesyourthesisstatement.(1)Thequotationmaybefromafigurewhoiscentraltoyouressay.(2)Thequotationmaybefromanauthorityinthefield.c.Makeacontroversialstatementofopinionthatleadsdirectlytoyourthesisstatement.d.Presentastartlingfactorstatistic.e.Defineanunusualt

7、ermthatiscrucialtoyourtopic.f.Refertoacurrentevent.g.Ifyourtopicquestionisparticularlystartlingorthought-provoking,youmayuseitasahook.EXAMPLE:DRAMATIC(ANDHIGHLYCONTROVERSIAL)HOOKFORARESEARCHPAPEROFOVERSIXPAGESINLENGTH:Fifteenminutespasteighti