The Body of An Essay
Visual Demonstration
The Body of an essay…I use the human body as an analogy to explain the parts of an essay.
1. The Brain – the intro: like the brain, the intro “controls” the body of the essay (especially point out ‘thesis’)
2. The Heart – body paragraph: at the “heart” of the essay are the body paragraphs.
3. The Feet – conclusion: like your feet,the conclusion leads you to somewhere new (i.e. new idea, insight). Also students should be able to answer the question “so what?” (Why is this information important?) by the time the essay has reached the feet. –
Tip contributed by Melanie Speight, Ste. Genevieve RII Check out her website.
