Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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Chapter4- IFromParagraphtoEssay 77

D. _

1. Iroquois-largetribewithmanybranches("nations")
   Neededtosettledisputesamongvariousbranches


2. FivenationsformedLeagueofIroquois
   a. _
   b. Actedtogetherwhendealingwithoutsiders


3. Afterindependence, 13 coloniesadoptedsimilarsystem.
   a. Eachcolony(futurestate)wasautonomousinmanagingownaffairs.
   b. _

III.Conclusion

WecaneasilyseefromthesefewexamplestheextentofNativeAmerican

influenceonourlanguage,ourartforms,oureatinghabits,andour

government.

B. ChooseonethesisstatementfromPractices3B,3C,or4 onpages66.:::;68.

Followthestepsinthewritingprocess,whichyouwillfindinAppendixAat

thebackofthebook.Brainstormforideas,andthenorganizeyourideasinto

a formaloutlinelikethemodel.

Thesearetheimportantpointscoveredinthischapter.

MainPartsofanEssay

1.Anessayhasthreemainparts:anintroduction,a body,anda conclusion.

• Theintroductoryparagraphconsistsoftwoparts:a fewgeneralstatements
  toattractyourreader'sattentionanda thesisstatementtostateyourmain
  idea.A thesisstatementmayalsonamethemajorsubdivisionsofthetopic,
  andit mayindicatehowyouwillorganizetheessay.


• Thebodyofanessaydiscussesthesubtopics,onebyone.It containsas
  manyparagraphsasnecessarytoexplainallsubtopics.


• Theconcludingparagraphremindsyourreaderofwhatyouhavesaid.
  Init,yousummarizeyourmainideasorparaphraseyourthesis.Youmay
  alsomal<:ea finalcommentonthetopicforyourreadertoremember.
  2.Usethelogicaldivisionofideaspatterntodividea topicintoseparate
  paragraphs.
  3.Linkparagraphswithtransitions;thatis,showhowoneparagraphis related
  tothenextbyusingappropriatetransitionwords,phrases,orclauses.
  4.Prepareanoutlinetoorganizeyourideasbeforeyoubegintowrite.