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 Hello bloggers, and welcome to the seventh lesson. Today we are going to see how to write a concluding paragraph in the right way. First of all, lest review what a concluding paragraph it's about. The concluding paragraph is a restatement of the thesis statement, however, you cannot copy and paste all the thesis. You can rewrite the same but with different words such as synonyms.  You can end it with a memorial phrase to make the reader reflects. Remember that you can't add new information to it. Here is an image, in which you also can see how to write it. Now, let's take a look at the essay example that we have been working on.                                                                 Workaholism Problem  (TOPIC) INTRODUCTION               Have you ever wondered if you are a workaholic? (CATCHING PHRASE)   Although it seems unlikely, this is a problem that has been in society for a long time. Despite it being believed that workaholism is not so grave, it is actually

 Hellooooooooo, in this lesson you will learn how to make a body paragraph properly. First of all, let's start by answering this question: WHAT DOES A BODY PARAGRAPH IS ABOUT? A body paragraph it's about developing and explaining the main points that are in your introductory paragraph. Also, in the body you can provide some examples, to prove what you are writing. Let's take a look at this essay in process, paragraph 2.                                                                  Workaholism Problem  (TOPIC) INTRODUCTION               Have you ever wondered if you are a workaholic? (CATCHING PHRASE)   Although it seems unlikely, this is a problem that has been in society for a long time. Despite it being believed that workaholism is not so grave, it is actually a very serious problem.  These days, this condition has increased bringing with it numerous side effects.    Workaholism has caused a lot of consequences (MAIN IDEA)  in people, but the most common are problems i

 Today we are going to see the general structure of an essay. To begin with,  let's start answering this question: WHAT IS AN ESSAY? An essay is a formal short piece of writing, which is formed by paragraphs. But, how is it structured? In the following image, you are going to find the structure and its content. As you can see, the introductory paragraph is the first in an essay. This paragraph introduces the main idea and main points of the essay with the thesis statement. To catch the reader's attention, you can start your introductory paragraph with a fact, statistics, a question, news, historical events, and a quote to sustain what the writer wants to say.  Its length depends on the length of the essay. An essay of 1 page must have  5-7 lines of introduction 2 pages must have 10-15 lines of  introduction 3 pages must have 15-20 lines of  introduction  Also, it is important to know that each essay's paragraph starts with indentation.  EXAMPLE                              

Hello and welcome to a new lesson, today we are going to study sentence and connectors. First, let's start with some sentences. COMPOUND SENTENCE:  A compound sentence joins two or more independent clauses. These are  joined together by a coordinating conjunction. ( FANBOYS) There are 7 coordinating conjunctions. EXAMPLE: Maria did not found dark chocolate, so she bought white chocolate.  COMPLEX SENTENCES:   A complex sentence joins an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  The sentences go together joined by a punctuation mark ,connector, or a subordinating conjunction. Some of the most common subordinating conjunctions are: As you can there are many subordinating, so I search for two songs about them, to help you memorize these conjunctions. SONG #1 :  https://youtu.be/FK2Gyto5gTQ SONG #2: https://youtu.be/bJssyHxVmCc EXAMPLE: Alice cooked without vegetable oil because her sister is allergic to it. COMPLEX SENTENCES : A complex sentence  is made up of an indepen