Accurately and consistently express their own thoughts, reason logically without an admixture of contradictions - these qualities are important in any life situation. If a person knows how to reason, then it will be easy for him to make the right choice, defend his own opinion or assert himself. And the first step to learning how to reason is the ability to write essay reasoning correctly. Therefore, the structure of writing essay-reasoning is presented in this article.
What is a reasoning essay?
Composition-reasoning is a type of composition, the purpose of which is to convince the reader of the correctness of a particular question. Such texts are found in different styles of speech: from artistic to scientific, where the author undertakes to prove or refute the process or phenomenon. The structure of the essay-reasoning in any variation necessarily includes thesis content, which confirms the main idea.
Works of reasoning are the most difficult in the school curriculum. They require from the author not only a competent expression of thoughts, but also the ability to defend their position. In addition, the author should be well acquainted with the material that he cites as arguments.
How is everything going?
But in reality the situation is slightly different. The child comes from school and shows the parent a notebook with the assignment, they say you need to write an essay for tomorrow. Only in rare cases, parents write a text with their child, trying to help him as little as possible. Most often, adults begin to wool the pages of the Internet, browse additional literature or simply retell what is written in the textbook. They write the text on their own, and the child simply rewrites, not even understanding what, in fact, is at stake.
And everyone is very surprised when, as a result, the teacher says that the task is done wrong. Why is this happening? Children are not always serious about the recommendations that the teacher gives. They forget that there is a certain structure of essay-reasoning. And adults, in turn, simply write an essay that matches the specified title.
To avoid such awkward moments, it will be useful for both parents and students to find out what the structure of essay-reasoning is and why it is needed.
The structure itself
Each type of essay has certain components that are mandatory for execution. For essay-reasoning, such components are theses and facts, which are a confirmation of the main idea. The structure of the essay-reasoning has the following form:
- Thesis. This is the main idea of ​​the text, which will be proved or disproved. For example: "First love is one of the most important periods of human life, which has a strong influence on further relationships."
- Arguments Each of the arguments should fully confirm the thesis. You can use quotes from famous people or examples from the literature.
- Conclusions. In fact, the conclusion repeats the thesis, but makes it more extensive, adding generalizations, forecasts and recommendations to the main idea.
We complicate the level
This is exactly what the general structure of essay-reasoning in literature and the Russian language looks like. Only three leaving, nothing complicated. Exactly the same structure of the text on a linguistic topic, but with some amendments.
The structure of the essay-discussion on a linguistic topic:
- Entry . The quotation proposed by the assignment is introduced as a thesis; the author agrees with these words.
- Main part. It consists of two main components. First: it is necessary to give a brief comment on the quote, that is, the author must show that he understands its meaning. The second component is evidence, that is, the student must select at least two arguments and examples from the proposed text that would confirm the main thesis.
- Actually conclusions.
GIA
Well, the structure of the essay on the Russian language is understandable. Now it’s worth considering in practice how to use it and where it can come in handy.
All high school students know such a terrible word as GIA - the state final exam. Pupils of the 9th grade need to write an essay-reasoning based on the material read, that is, a small text.
The structure of the essay-reasoning (GIA) is no different from the traditional, with one amendment - the arguments should be given from the text read. You can also specify quotes from the source material or simply write the numbers of sentences, which confirms the author’s thought.
USE
In turn, the structure of the essay-reasoning (Unified State Examination - a single state exam, which students pass the 11th grade) corresponds to the original sample. However, students must demonstrate a higher level of ability. It is necessary not only to discuss the material read, but also to indicate the problem of the work. Moreover, it is necessary to write about your attitude to the main thesis and the work as a whole.
It is also necessary to give at least two arguments from the literature. You can write one example from life (if any). Competent writing of an essay-discussion will not only bring good marks, but will also help in the future to constructively defend one's point of view.
General recommendations
When the general structure of essay-reasoning is disassembled, the question arises of how to write the text correctly.
First of all, pay attention to the introduction. It should lead the reader to the main problem, which can be formulated as a quote or question. For instance:
- Dungeon kids - who is it?
- The problem of truth in the play by M. Gorky “At the bottom”.
These lines lead the reader to certain thoughts. Therefore, in the introduction, we can say that there are several points of view on this subject, and indicate the one that the author adheres to.
When an introduction has been created and a thesis has been outlined, we can proceed to writing arguments - the most important part. They should not be more than 2-4, but this does not negate the fact of persuasiveness. In addition, they must communicate with each other. For example, if we talk about the problem of truth in the play by M. Gorky, “At the Bottom”, then it’s worth pointing out the words of Luke, Satin and Bubnov. Each of them has its own truth, which, in fact, determines this problem in the work.
And finally, a conclusion in which to draw conclusions and summarize. To do this, you can use the following recommendations:
- The conclusion should begin with a phrase, which leads to the overall result. For example: "In this way ...", "So ...", "To summarize ...".
- The facts that were given above do not need to be recited again, because the conclusion summarizes the most important thing that is written in the essay. To enumerate the main thoughts, you can use the introductory: “firstly,” “secondly,” etc.
- It is worth noting that the genre orientation of the composition does not imply categorical conclusions. An author is a researcher who has his own hypothesis. Therefore, you should not write that you need to think this way, and not somehow differently.
Do not also forget about the "decoration" of the work. Of course, such a task assumes that the author will operate on facts and arguments in his work. However, you should not make the text a dry and unemotional substance. Composing reasoning is a creative work. Therefore, it is necessary to affect the emotions of the reader and provoke him to his own thoughts. A good solution would be to use an epigraph or quotes from other works.
It is important to “immerse” the reader in the problem that is considered in the essay. This can be done not only by citing examples from the text, but also by comparing the main problem with the present. For example, defending the problem of truth in Gorky's play “At the Bottom”, we can say that in the modern world every person has his own truth. And no matter who the person may be, in whatever situation he is, he will believe in his truth and try to present it to others, regardless of the consequences.
Composition example
Since the structure of the essay-reasoning has already been considered, an example of such a text will not be superfluous. He will clearly show what the structure should be and how to operate with evidence.
Why do adults need tales?
It is easy to answer why children need fairy tales, but why should adults read them?
The main feature of the tale is the ability to educate, give vital lessons, teach patience and responsibility. A fairy tale has a positive effect on emotions and character. Here good always conquers evil. Each story has a happy ending, which instills hope in a brighter future and fosters good qualities that are important to maintain in any situation.
Once I was told that there are children who have never read fairy tales. It is not right! After all, childhood is also a fairy tale, and the most important, magical element was taken from it. And at times you think about what kind of adults such children have become. They are unlikely to have grown up as kind and helpful people. Anger and cruelty - these qualities are so common in our time that they become something commonplace. Vandalism, terrorism, crime - how to explain these phenomena? Only the fact that adults who commit illegal acts did not have fairy tales in their childhood.
The conclusion suggests itself: a fairy tale for adults is not just needed, but disastrously necessary. Only important life laws are encrypted in it, which help to maintain kindness, faith and responsiveness.
I always liked the Cinderella story. If all adults had read it, then they could have learned kindness and patience. Yes, the main meaning of this tale is known to everyone, because this is a classic of the genre. But if you delve into the story, you can see that the main character always believes in goodness, smiles and knows that her dreams will come true sooner or later. And no matter how much the evil stepmother and half-sisters mocked at her, the darkness cannot drown out the ray of light that lives in the girl’s heart.
Now it’s hard to find someone who will readily understand and support the other. We learned to hear, but not listen. Talk, but don't open your hearts. Therefore, it is worth reading a few tales, they will show that there is nothing wrong with sincerity, evil always loses, and good triumphs. Only then will it be possible to see the beauty of this world and enjoy it in full.
How to reason?
To learn the correct judgment, you must constantly ask yourself the question “why?”. Why did the hero do this and not otherwise? Why does a person say one thing and do another? Why insults some hurt, while others do not bother?
Only by building a logical chain of judgments will it be possible to find the correct answer. Talking about important and even insignificant issues, a person becomes a little wiser and kinder. Even if the truth has not been revealed to him, he understands that other people may have a different opinion, and becomes more tolerant. But at the same time, the knowledge that was given to him through long deliberation, he will defend, giving weighty arguments.