Essay: Structure and Function

Any essay consists of three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion. Despite being different in size each part has a very important influence and effect on readers. A good introduction attracts reader to continue reading, and a good essay’s body absorbs readers to finish and enjoy reading that essay expecting a good conclusion.In introduction we outline  what we would like to write about briefly. In introduction we should explain why we want to write about that specific subject and what makes it specially important. We may mention if there are some problems concerning everyone or a particular group of people, that others should know about  or there are some controversies in some social issues, and so on. We should stress on main reasons why these facts should not be ignored. We should know who we are writing for or what group of people may be interested in reading our essay.During writing the body of  essay, writers develop the discussion towards their desired directions.  Especially during last three decades, writer are recommended to use a very useful feature of systematic thinking, by drawing “connective concept maps” . Concept maps are very useful in producing patterns of information while doing “brain storming”. While brain storming, we look at the subject of discussion from many different angle and point of views and by drawing the concept map, we produce a perceptive image for ourselves to write defectively and efficiently. In the body of the essay we may try to answer the questions that we had been asked  introduction, or highlighting the unknown parts of the issue to make authorities or anyone else who would be concerned, answer those questions.  We may mention some terms, or have some explanations, or presenting a background of the matter.In conclusion, we sum up the whole discussion and try to draw some clearer lines to classify or answer the problems that we have asked before. We may recommend more research, or discussion in next steps, or advise, or recommend things that should happen in future.