Essay Stucture

All of us in school will eventually create an essay. Its a formal method of conveying an idea, analysis or defending a stance to an argument. We all need reminders, myself included so here are some tips. In any any essay, the basic structure is that you have a beginning, a middle an end. The image below explains these parts in greater detail followed by a series of guiding questions.

Steps in the Reaction Essay Process

1. Read or reread the text with specific questions in mind.
2. Jot down or pay attention to basic ideas, events, and names.
3. Identify and consider the most important ideas.
• a. How do you feel about what was said?
• b. Do you agree or disagree with the author?
• c. Have you had any applicable experience?
4. Does the evidence in the article support the statements the writer made? Give examples; be specific.
5. What other sources agree or disagree with the major claim? (Find additional critiques.)
   
   MIU Online Lectures. "Warrants and Arguments". Miami International University Online. 21 Feb. 2008.