Blog 1A


     For the basic writing structure of an essay, it consists of a introduction paragraph, 3 to 5 body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. Some essays can be longer upon the teachers request. The introduction paragraph consists of the beginning information on what your whole paper is going to talk about. It will have a claim and will talk about the key points in your essay. The body paragraphs will be the main points you are trying to get your audience to learn. They will have a topic sentence somewhere within your paragraphs. Also, each paragraph in your essay should be around 5-8 sentences. The conclusion paragraph should have a wrap up of everything that has been said throughout the essay, and will most likely have a "call to action" or kind of a conclusion on how you can apply it into your (the reader's) life.
      Most people like to start the writing process by just writing everything they know about the topic on a page and later those will most likely become their body paragraphs. A lot of people spend at least an hour trying to figure out how to start their paper and what they are going to talk about and it could save them a lot of time if they just got everything they know about the topic out first. Then you can sort it out into paragraphs and make your conclusion next. The conclusion should be easy now because it is just summarizing what you just talked about at the beginning of the writing process in your body paragraphs. Last of all, you will do your introduction paragraph, this will also be easier because you already know what you will be talking about throughout your essay, so you just have to put your main points into your paragraph so the reader can get interested in your essay right off the bat.
      In writing an essay you want to be as connected to your audience as possible. You want to know what their interests are so you can allow them to have a positive experience with your paper. By connecting with them, they will most likely give you a good report on your paper and it will allow them to understand it more and get more out of it. You want to make them think about your text in a deeper level and allow them to reach out and discover more about the topic of your essay.