Look into previous posts dated Oct 4th for how to write good introductory paragraphs that grab your reader's attention.
Introductory Paragraph: 3 sentences
1st and 2nd sentences give general introduction
3rd sentence is your THESIS - a topic statement containing the subject and an opinion. This is the subject you are writing about, and the opinion you intend to prove.
Body Paragraphs: (minimum three paragraphs please)
TS: Topic Sentence (subject + opinion)
CD: concrete detail
CM: commentary
CM
CD
CM
CM
CS: concluding statement
Concluding Paragraph: is all Commentary, giving a finished feeling to the essay, pulling all your thoughts together. It relates back to the THESIS demonstrating insight gained in the writing of the essay.
Your body paragraphs may not all follow the CHUNK format of CD: 2CM exactly, as you present information about Animal Farm and then about historical events in Russia, but you do need to maintain the ratio. This is ok even if one paragraph is almost entirely CD, while another is almost entirely CM.
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