Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Guideline on how to write a thematic essay

A thematic essay is an essay that has a theme such as: turning points, wars and religions. It’s required to exhibit two examples to reflect the meaning of the theme (topic). An introduction that would perfectly work with a thematic essay is based on this structure: Throughout Global History (theme) has had a major impact on people. (Theme) is …The importance of (theme) can be seen in the example of… A conclusion that would work in a thematic essay would be like this: The examples of (examples) and (examples) clearly demonstrate the importance of (theme). (Example) is important because… (Example) is important because… A model introduction and conclusion based on the theme turning points is shown below:

Throughout Global History Turning Points has had a major impact on people. Turning points are changes in that change something a major way. The importance of turning points can be seen in the example of The Protestant Reformation and The Crusades.

The examples of The Protestant Reformation and The Crusades clearly demonstrate the importance of turning points. The Protestant Reformation is important because it was a movement that led to another major split in Christianity, in which people chose to follow the pope of Martin Luther. The Crusades are important because cultural diffusion between the Middle East and Europe increased.

1 comment:

Arunkumar Arumugam said...

Hey that was useful!! Thanks.