Module 1: Thesis Statements & the 5-Paragraph Essay

Module 1: Thesis Statements & the 5-Paragraph Essay Welcome to your B2 academic writing framework. Writing a single paragraph is no longer sufficient; you must now learn to sustain an argument across a fully structured essay. Core Academic Frameworks: The 5-Paragraph Structure: Introduction, three Body Paragraphs, and a Conclusion. The Thesis Statement: The central argument of your entire essay, located at the end of your introduction. The PEEL Method: Structuring body paragraphs using Point, Evidence, Explanation, and Link. Syntactic Trap: The Factual Thesis A common error is stating a universally accepted fact and calling it a thesis. A thesis must be an arguable claim. For example, "Pollution is bad" is a fact. "Pollution must be addressed through immediate carbon taxation because..." is a valid thesis. Please enable JavaScript to access the interactive editing modules, inline evaluation tests, and dynamic worksheet generators.