Basic Template for the TOEFL ESSAY

Follow this template to make sure you have a clear structure for your essay. Make sure you understand the question. Read it twice and ONLY answer the question. Identify the type of structure of the question. omparison! cause and effect etc. hapter " #tart with a mindmap. Ma$imum five minutes. http%&&www.'cu.edu.au&studyin(&services&studyskills&mindmap&inde$.html From your mindmap identify your thesis statement. From your mindmap identify your topic sentences. I recommend three points formin( the )asis of three para(raphs. Write your Introduction #hort )ack(round statement a)out your topic. 101 One sentence is enou(h sometimes. You can say that )oth sides have (ood points )ut it is more precise! easier to write! and saves time if you choose only one side in a question. *rite a clear +,-#I# statement containin( a)out three ar(uments. 103 Body First para(raph +opic #entence of your first point 20-21,64 .rove it with -vidence! /r(ument or -$amples #econd para(raph

+opic #entence of your second point

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Conclusion #ummari0e the main points )ut do not use the same sentence as your +,-#I# statement. 107

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