Unit 1 introduction

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Drinking wines has its advantages and disadvantages.
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Introduction of an essay
③ It should not be expressed as a question.
Has air pollution seriously undermined people’s respiratory system? Air pollution has seriously undermined people’s respiratory system.
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II. How to write a thesis statement?
① Express an opinion, attitude, or idea, not simply announce the topic of the essay.
I’m going to discuss the effects of obesity.
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Overview of an essay
Exposition/ Expository essay
Exposition aims at explaining and analyzing information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion.
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Overview of an essay
What is an essay?
An essay is a group of paragraphs that develop one central idea.
Unlike a paragraph, an essay is a more
Obesity not only harms a person physically but also
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mentally.
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② Express an opinion, not a fact.
The advantages of drinking wines outweigh its disadvantages.
(Sample 5: Is Animal Research Necessary? pp.96-97)
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Structure of an essay
Introductory paragraph(s) ● General background information ● Thesis statement Supporting paragraph 1 ● Topic sentence ● Supporting details ● Concluding sentence (optional) Body Supporting paragraph 2 ● Topic sentence ● Supporting details ● Concluding sentence (optional) … Concluding paragraph(s) ● Summary of the ideas developed in the essay ● Restatement of the thesis (Health, p.5)
It both informs the reader about what will follow
and interests the reader in the possibilities that lie
ahead.
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Thesis statement vs. Topic sentence
(Sample 4: The Discovery of Antibiotics and Their Effects, p.41)
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Argumentation / Argumentative essay
Argumentation makes an attempt to influence or change the reader’s attitude, or to convince the reader of a particular point of view with logical reasoning and convincing evidence.
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or more paragraphs, depending on the complexity of the topic.
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Introduction of an essay
Purposes of introduction
① Introduce the topic and indicate how the topic will
Introduction
Conclusion
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Introduction of an essay
Introduction provides the context of the essay and indicates its thesis statement. It usually
consists of one paragraph or sometimes two
Similarity: It expresses an overall attitude, opinion or
idea about a subject matter.
Differences: It briefly introduces the sub-heads while
stating the main idea and is echoed through the developmental paragraphs of the whole essay.
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Body of an essay
The body of an essay consists of one or more
paragraphs that develop various aspects of
the topic closely related with the thesis
statement. The more support you provide, the
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Overview of an essay
Description/ Descriptive essay
Description is defined as the expression of what the five senses experience in vivid language, making the reader
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It should be unified. Regular exercise makes me work energetically and
efficiently, but I don’t like over-exercising.
Regular exercise makes me work energetically and efficiently.
formal and structured composition.
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Overview of an essay
Four types of essays
Narration Description Exposition Argumentation
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Narration / Narrative writing
Narration provides detailed account of an experience as a way to support the thesis. It adds weight to opinion, brings back memory and evokes times, places and people in a compelling way. (Sample 3: Alexander Fleming and Penicillin, pp.22-23)
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It should be generalizing. Supporters of cloning hold that with the careful continuation of research, application of cloning will help to produce discoveries that will effect the study of genetics, cell development, human growth, and obstetrics.
better your essay will be.
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Body of an essay
Supporting paragraph 1 ● Topic sentence ● Supporting details ● Concluding sentence (optional) Body Supporting paragraph 2 ● Topic sentence ● Supporting details ● Concluding sentence (optional) …
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Unit One
Introduction to Essay Writing
2014级硕士生申请免修英语课程条件
参考考试名称
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOEFL 新TOEFL GRE GMAT WSK(PETS-5) 雅思 硕士生入学英语笔试成绩
免修标准
≥ 600分 ≥ 100 分 ≥ 2000 分 ≥ 600 分 合格 ≥ 6.5 分 ≥ 73分
Advanced Medical English Writing
⑤ Question
⑥ Relevant quotation
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Thesis statement
I. What is a thesis statement?

A thesis statement contains an essay’s main idea.
be developed
② Bring up the thesis statement ③ Arouse the reader’s interest
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Ways of writing an introduction
① The direct way ② The funnel-shaped way ③ Surprise statement ④ The turn-about way
fully engaged in the writer’s world. It is especially suited to
objects but it is also used to describe a person, an animal, a place, or a phenomenon. (Sample 9: Presentation of Case: A 22-Year-Old woman with Blurred Vision and Renal Failure, pp.27-28)