Tripartite Essay StructureI. essays require titles. Essay #1 is not a sufficient title foran essay; it must be something more informative. Titles must be properly punctuated and capitalized.II. For our purposes, all essays, short or long, have three parts: 1) introduction, 2) body, 3) conclusion. Each of the three parts has a function, and each of the three parts probably requires at least one paragraph.A. The introduction names the main object of consideration and gives, or foreshadows, the writers reasons for producing the essay.1. The introduction states the main claim(s) to be supported (often referred to as the thesis), considered, or rejected in the essay or asks the questions to be answered therein.2. Major works and figures within the works to be considered should be mentioned: In Platos Apology, Socrates explains his passion for philosophy.3. It is not necessary to give general background information on world-famous writers (Shakespeare, Descartes, Homer, Plato, etc) unless it bears on specific claims made in the essay.B. The body gives the support for the claims made in, or arising from, the introduction.1. The support can take many forms, but often it will consist of focused restatements of claims made in the introduction.2. Claims will be followed by reasons for accepting those claims: arguments, summary, analysis.3. Arguments, summary and analysis will be followed by specific support in the form of quotations, examples, or established facts.C. The co
nclusion is offered after all of the essays claims have been stated and supported. Its functions are to signal the reader that the essay is coming to an end and to remind the reader why his or her attention has been sought.1. The conclusion should be signaled with a transitional expressionsuch as In conclusion, or To sum up, .2. The conclusion of an academic essay often restates the essays most important claims or gives or restates the answers to its most important questions.3. Other elements, such as rhetorical questions or predictions, can appear in conclusions, but these should be few in number and carefully considered.4. New claims requiring support and new material requiring explanation should not appear in the conclusionESSAY 3: In an MLA-style essay not exceeding 1500 words, discuss Anton Chigurh, Tom Chaney, and Luck Ned Pepper as mythic villains. Your essay should have at least five in-text citations and five entries on its works cited page.Essay 4: In an MLA-style essay not exceeding 1500 words, discuss No Country for Old Men and True Grit as literary novels or genre novels. Decide how you would categorize each novel independently of the other. Give your reasons in both cases.Your essay should have at least five in-text citations and five entries on its works cited page.Are they prototypical cowboys? Are they all good, or do they have some character flaws?Your essay should have at least five in-text citations and five entries on its works cited page.