http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslEssayWritingWorld/Forum9.htmPost your essay, short story or composition here. Review, comment or just read for fun.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForAgainstEssay/zzgrn/post.htm#443917Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:53:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:443917Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForAgainstEssay/zzgrn/post.htm#443917http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-443917.xml<br>It is a common approach by beginning writers, and I don't think that it is downright wrong; but a good writer should be able to avoid the weak approach of stating outright '<i>I am going to write about</i>...'.&nbsp; Instead, s/he he should be able to make it clear without that crutch-- with a clear and dynamic writing style-- what the thesis or topic will be.<br><br><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForAgainstEssay/zvpgb/post.htmMon, 12 Nov 2007 13:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:441695Cami301http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForAgainstEssay/zvpgb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-441695.xml<P>I have recently had a sort of an argument with one of my fellow colleagues regarding the layout of the opinion essay.&nbsp;I have found on the internet ( <a href="http://www.writefix.com" target="_blank" title="http://www.writefix.com">www.writefix.com</a>) some nice layouts which I found very easy to use and attract my students. The argument was about the introduction which in my colleague's opinion should not contain the thesis in the following form: " In this essay, I will discuss some arguments for and against...." or "This essay will describe some of the problems involved with......"&nbsp; </P> <P>I would like to know if such a way of writing a thesis&nbsp; in an opinion essay is totally wrong or it is just a question of choice in what concerns the layout. </P> <P>thank you very much ,</P> <P>Camelia</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>