Ensayos

What is an essay?
An essay is a written argument which consists of an introduction, a statement of a thesis, support for that thesis, and a conclusion. An analytical essay addresses an issue andemploys a critical approach; to do this, it takes a stand on some issue and assesses strengths and weaknesses of the work or text under analysis.
The parts of an essay and their functions:
A thesisstatement is a sentence which tells what you think about the topic of your essay. Your thesis statement should be a sentence that will prompt a response in a reader, or cause him/her to ask "why?". Yourthesis sentence should also be a statement that contains the gist of your point of view on the subject you are going to write about.
Generally, a thesis statement will appear in the introduction tothe essay, which is the first paragraph or section of the essay introducing your topic. Aim for a clear, strong introduction that sets out what you're going to say. Your introduction should be mainlythe "explaining" part of your paper. You should be aiming to present your idea in the introduction (whatever it is, agreeing with an idea or disagreeing), and then explain how it generally works. Youdon't want to get into specifics yet; you just want to establish the direction in which your essay is going to go.
Support for your thesis will appear in the body of the essay, which is the"illustrating" part of your paper. In the body, you want to show how you know what you say you know, and to do this you are going to use examples. You should be as specific as possible. Give severalcarefully-chosen examples, or if you have few, provide very detailed accounts of them. If your examples are well-described, it will be clear to the reader that you have excellent reasons for believing as you do;thus you will have shown how you know what you say you know.
The essay will end with a conclusion, where you will "wrap up." In your conclusion, you are trying to show how what you have described...