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What Is an Essay什麼是文章
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- essay文章（短文）Her essay on recycling at school was six paragraphs long.
- multi-paragraph essay多段式文章A multi-paragraph essay gives you room to answer an opposing view.
- five-paragraph essay五段式文章The five-paragraph essay is a useful starting point, not a fixed rule.
- introduction前言段；引言The introduction ends with a clear thesis.
- body paragraph主體段Each body paragraph in his essay explains one benefit of cycling.
- conclusion結論段A good conclusion does not simply copy the first paragraph.
- purpose目的This essay aims to persuade the principal to extend library hours.
- audience讀者；對象Define technical terms when your audience includes non-experts.
- academic writing學術寫作Contractions are usually avoided in academic writing.
- rhetorical mode寫作模式；修辭模式Comparison is the rhetorical mode that fits a prompt about two phone plans.
- mixed-mode essay混合模式文章Her mixed-mode essay defines microplastics before it explains their effects.
- argument essay議論文An argument essay must answer at least one strong objection.
- outline大綱；擬大綱Spend five minutes on an outline before you start the exam essay.
- unity一致性A paragraph about bus fares in an essay on school gardens breaks unity.
- coherence連貫性Repeating the key term improved the coherence of his essay.
- transition轉折語；連接詞語“In contrast” is a transition that signals a difference.
- academic register學術語域Slang such as “super cheap” does not fit academic register.
- formal正式的Use formal verbs such as “investigate” instead of “look into.”
- informal非正式的“Kids” is too informal for a research essay.
- contraction縮約形Write “do not” instead of the contraction “don't” in essays.
- hedge限定語；加上限定The writer hedged the claim by writing “may reduce” instead of “will end.”
這課的重點字
- essay文章（短文）
- multi-paragraph essay多段式文章
- five-paragraph essay五段式文章
- introduction前言段；引言
- body paragraph主體段
- conclusion結論段
- purpose目的
- audience讀者；對象