My Personal
Reaction: After reading
chapter three, the thing that stuck out to me was the part about how to make
the body paragraphs more coherent. According to the book, the coherence of a
paragraph can be strengthened in three ways: repetition of key words, the use
of pronouns for key nouns in previous sentences and transitions. I found this
to be very helpful and something that I plan on referring to when I write my
next essay. I also found the conclusion portion of the chapter to be very
informative. For years, I was taught that to conclude an essay you restate your
thesis in different words; however, the chapter clearly states three separate conclusion
strategies.
My
Professional Reaction: Chapter
three provides a vast amount of information regarding the introduction, body
paragraphs and conclusion of an essay. In accordance to the type of essay (narrative,
research, etc.…), the chapter emphasizes how to approach introductions and
conclusions. For example, when writing
an exam essay, beginning with background information is particularly successful
as there is no time for subtlety. Or, when concluding a discussion, it is effective
to end with a recommendation of a course of action. Without knowing the
different strategies, you could end up writing an introduction or conclusion
that is less effective. While the book stresses introduction and conclusion strategies,
it also wants the reader to focus on a few crucial points when writing a body
paragraph. These points include making sure that each paragraph relates back to
the thesis, the paragraph’s sentences support the topic sentence, and the
paragraph has ample support. This chapter is very thorough in covering the
material, leaving no question unanswered.
Clayton Peppler
Work Cited
TYPES
OF ESSAYS.
Digital image. The Different Types Of Essays Slideshare Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2015.
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