Meagan Steckler

Learn how to write an essay starting with the introduction paragraph. Print this pdf to take notes:

www.englishunits.com/wp-content/uploads/Essay-Part-1.pdf

Here are the timestamps:

00:00 How to write an essay

00:41 Example of an essay

00:56 Parts of an essay

02:10 The first sentence (called the "hook" or "lead")

02:28 Essay hook types and examples

05:54 Background information

06:10 Background information types and examples

08:18 Thesis statement

10:21 Thesis statement examples

Please note: This video does NOT cover how to outline an essay. To learn how to outline an essay and transfer the outline into a draft, this video will help:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqhgENMJAWs

This video series explains essay writing step by step, starting with the essay hook (or lead), background information (also called the bridge), and thesis statement, along with several examples of each. The video begins with a brief introduction about what an essay is, how many paragraphs to include, and gives information about the prompt.

The bulk of the video explains how to write the first sentence of an essay, also called "the hook" (or "the lead") and gives five types of hooks, as well as examples of each. It goes on to explain what types of facts or information to include in background information on a topic. Finally, it explains what a thesis statement is and gives several examples on various types of topics, in each, explaining that the thesis statement includes both the main idea and three reasons, steps, examples, or parts of something. All four parts of this video series can be found at these links:

How to Write an Essay (Part 1)--Introduction Paragraph

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGU5Tkh-Rvg

How to Write an Essay (Part 2)--Body Paragraphs

Quick Overview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGM_TZQpIyk

Step By Step: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYYGVoiiq_U

How to Write an Essay (Part 3)--Conclusion Paragraph

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBiiRrgZJfk

How to Write an Essay (Part 4)--Transitions

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFkFFu_7c_I

Thank you for watching! Let me know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments.