BASIC RESEARCH ESSAY STRUCTRE 5-PARAGRAPH ESSAY INTRODUCTION: Hook (One or two sentences) + Background information (3 or 4 sentences) + Thesis Statement (One sentence mentioning three pointslideas to be developed in the body of the essay) - H.B.T Supporting Paragraph 1: Topic sentence (Idea 'IS' idea of the thesis statement) + supporting sentences (explanation + examples) - |.E.E Supporting Paragraph 2: Topic sentence (Idea 2nd idea of the thesis statement) + supporting sentences (explanation + examples) I.E.E Supporting Paragraph 3: Topic sentence (Idea 3i\" idea of the thesis statement) + supporting sentences (explanation + examples) - I.E.E CONCLUSION: Summarizing key ideas of the supporting paragraphs (i.e., linking back to the thesis statement) + A Final Thoughthomment - S.F *** NEVER WRITE NEW IDEA IN CONCLUSION. ln-text citations: Use at least three in-text citations anywhere in the essay. WORD LIMIT: 330 400 words (NOT a single word more, or less. Be careful: Words in the references are not counted.) In-text citation 8: Reference Lists: ln-text citations and References to be organized as per the APA style format. Language: The language of the research essay should be 'objective'. It means in the essay you can never use pronouns like 'l', 'my', 'me', or 'you