THE WRITING PROCESS

THESIS STATEMENT

TOPIC SENTENCES

SUPPORTING DETAILS
What is a Paragraph?
A paragraph is a group of sete!es that
"e#e$ops oe %ai i"ea& The %ai i"ea is
state" i oe sete!e& This sete!e is
!a$$e" a TOPIC SENTENCE&
The topi! sete!e gi#es the geera$ i"ea
'su%%ar() of the paragraph&
The other sete!es he$p to "e#e$op the
topi! sete!e& The( are !a$$e"
SUPPORTING SENTENCES&
E*a%p$e +
Living in a hostel has many
advantages. ,irst$(- $e!ture ha$$s a"
tutoria$ roo%s are ear the stu"ets.
hoste$s- so the( !a /ust 0a$1 to !$ass&
Se!o"$(- foo" a#ai$a2$e arou" the
area as there are a u%2er of
!afeterias& Last$(- fa!i$ities su!h as
stu"( roo%s- the g(%asiu% a" the
et2a$$ a" 2a"%ito !ourts are
pro#i"e" for their use&
THESIS STATEMENT
THESIS STATEMENT is the %ai i"ea of a essa( 0hi!h is
state" i a sig$e sete!e& The thesis state%et
$i%its the etire essa( to the topi! 0hi!h is 2eig
"is!usse"& A$$ the TOPIC SENTENCES re$ate to the
THESIS STATEMENT&
The THESIS STATEMENT is e*p$aie"- "es!ri2e" or
argue" i the 2o"( of the essa(&
There 0i$$ 2e three or four 2o"( paragraphs- ea!h
"is!ussig oe %ai i"ea&
The SUPPORTING SENTENCES 0i$$ e$a2orate ea!h %ai
poit further& The( !a 2e reasos- fa!ts- e*a%p$es-
e*p$aatios or opiios&
AN E3AMPLE O, A 4OD5 PARAGRAPH IN AN ESSA5 +
First of all- 0at!hig t# has the #a$ue of sheer
re$a*atio& It !a 2e soothig a" restfu$ after a
eight6hour "a( of pressure- !ha$$eges or
!o!etratio& After 0or1ig har" a$$ "a(- peop$e
$oo1 for0ar" to a e0 episo"e of a fa#ourite sho0
o t#& This perio" of re$a*atio $ea#es #ie0ers
refreshe" a" rea"( to ta1e o the 0or$" agai&
Wat!hig t# also see%s to re"u!e stress i so%e
peop$e& This 2ee7t of t# is /ust 2egiig to 2e
re!ogi8e"& Oe "o!tor- for example- a"#ises
his patiets 0ith high 2$oo" pressure to re$a* i
the e#eig 0ith a fe0 hours of te$e#isio&
List at $east 9 supportig poits to the topi!
sete!es 2e$o0 +
:& No0a"a(s- stu"ets are ot serious i their
stu"ies&
;& M( parets e%phasi8e the 2ee7ts of a goo"
e"u!atio&
9& Oe of the 1e(s to i%pro#ig gra"es is to p$a
stu"( ti%e&
<& There are so%e sigs that sho0 0he 0e are i
$o#e&
=& Oe "agerous ha2it of "ri#ig is ta$1ig o the
phoe&
>& It is i%portat of pa(ig attetio "urig $e!tures&
?& Wo%e shou$" ot go for !o%2at traiig
ESSAY TOPICS
:& PRO4LEMS O, COM4INING WOR@ AND
COLLEGE
;& THE HAAARDS O, MOBIEGOING
9& THE CUALITIES O, M5 IDEAL LI,E PARTNER
<& LI,E WITHOUT THE TELEBISION
=& COPING WITH OLD AGE
>& THE DISADBANTAGES O, OWNING A CAR
?& HOW TO STA5 5OUNG
D& M5 ROOM6MATE
PRO4LEMS O, COM4INING WOR@ AND
COLLEGE
Thesis State%et + Eugg$ig a /o2 a"
!o$$ege has !reate" %a/or "iF!u$ties i
%( $ife&
:& Litt$e persoa$ ti%e
6 o 0at!hig foot2a$$
6 o s$eepig $ate
;& Litt$e stu"( ti%e
6 o re0ritig of papers
6 o te*t2oo1 rea"ig
9& Litt$e so!ia$ ti%e
6 o #isitig of re$ati#es
6 o outsi"e frie"s
THE HAAARDS O, MOBIEGOING
Thesis State%et + There are /ust too %a( pro2$e%s
i#o$#e" i goig to the %o#ies&
:& Too %a( peop$e
6 traF! gettig to theatre
6 $og Gueue to 2u( ti!1et
;& Te%ptatios
6 !ho!o$ate 2ars
6 pop!or
9& Nois( peop$e
6 teeagers
6(e$$ig
6 sho0ig oH
6 a"u$ts
6te$$ig p$ot
6 !oughig a" see8ig
LI,E WITHOUT THE TELEBISION
Thesis State%et + Without the TB- it 2e!a%e eas(
for us to e/o( so%e a!ti#ities a$oe- to !o%p$ete
so%e postpoe" !hores- a" to spe" re0ar"ig
ti%e 0ith ea!h other a" frie"s&
:& P$et( of hours for persoa$ iterests
6 "i" a $ot of rea"ig
6 e/o(e" ho22ies that ha#e 2ee igore" for
ages&
6 stoppe" pro!rastiatig ho%e0or1
;& Di" !hores that ha" 2ee $eft for too $og
6 $og6postpoe" shoppig
6 $etter60ritig
6 other paper0or1 that 0as $og o#er"ue
9& Spet ti%e 0ith ea!h other
6 ta$1e" for %a( p$easat hours
6 p$a(e" so%e ga%es together
THE CUALITIES O, M5 IDEAL LI,E PARTNER
Thesis State%et + There are so%e Gua$ities I
0ou$" $i1e to ha#e i %( i"ea$ $ife parter&
:& ,ia!ia$$( sta2$e
6 %oe( i 2a1- 2ig house- 2ig !ar- shares
;& Hea$th(
6 ph(si!a$$(
6 %eta$$(
6 o iherite" "iseasesIsi!1ess
9& Other !riteria
6 re$igious
6!arig
6 hu%orous
COPI!" #IT$ OL% A"E
Thesis State%et + Si!e I retire" fro% %(
/o2- I ha#e to !ope 0ith the ph(si!a$- %eta$
a" e%otioa$ stresses of 2eig Jo$"K&
:& A"/ust to the ph(si!a$ !hages
6 "eepeig 0ri1$es a" gre( hairs
6 $ess eerg(
;& Meta$ !hages
6 "iF!u$ties i %e%ori8atio
9 The e%otioa$ i%pa!t
6 !ra8( "ri#ers
6 !ra1( !usto%ers
6 sei$e