INTRODUCTORY ESSAY

INTRODUCTORY ESSAY

OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION

HOOK.- Are you sure you know everything about me?

THESIS STATEMENT.- Maybe I do not have an interesting life but you can discover some things you did not know about my life.

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION
a. Name, origin
b. Occupation, job
c. Personality, likes, dislikes

II. NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE
a. Negative (with a positive learning)

III. POSITIVE EXPERIENCE
a. Positive

IV. GOALS
a. Short-term (in 5 years)
b. Long-term (in 10 years)

CONCLUSION

As you could see, there are things you have just discovered about me and the life I am just having.

INTRODUCTORY ESSAY

SOME THINGS ABOUT ME

Are you sure you know everything about me? You have seen I am a serious person and a quiet girl. Maybe, you think I do not have an interesting life, but you can discover some things you did not know about me. This essay is done for you not to live cheated thinking that I am one of the biggest nerds you know. I want you to know me deeply in order for you to have a different idea about me.

My name is Martha Susana, but as you know I like people to call me Susana or Susy if you really feel like we are friends. I was born in Aguascalientes on December 29th, 1988, so if you want to know my age I am 20 years old now. I study a major in English Language Teaching in the UAA, I chose this major because someday I want to be an English teacher of secondary school or higher levels. I work giving particular classes to four children who are siblings and they were born at the same time, but I do not know how to say “cuatrillizos”. I consider myself like an honest and reserved person, but I am also the opposite in the correct time with the correct people, I am serious in my school classes and fun outside the classroom. I like music, tv, stay at home and hang out, but mostly I like what I do. I do not like people who think they are perfect and laugh at other people.

I have gone through all kinds of experiences, but I remember mostly one about traveling without my parents to Cancun and other places to the south of the country. I was invited by my aunt to travel with her and I thought everything was going to be fun because my parents were not with me and I was already 18, so I could do everything I wanted. Unfortunately, my awful aunt did not let me go with the teenagers who were traveling with us to dance or have a nice time. Then, when we were in the ocean she was just taking my hand because she said she was afraid of water so I did not enjoy the beach. The learning I had was that it does not matter if I travel with my parents, they know me and they know that I do not dare to do forbidden stuff so they would let me go wherever I want as it happens in the family vacation.

Besides, one of the most positive experiences was when I entered the university, it was my dream since I was in secondary school but I knew I could get in because I always make a great effort in my studies that is why I always try to get good grades: to have more opportunities in life.

In five years, I see myself working in the area I want to work. I wish I could work in a place with a nice environment and that provides me the security I need to start my plan for life in the following years. I will keep saving money to afford my own car and then cover other needs such as a house. Moreover, I want to hang out with the real friends I met at the university, and I also want to do my Master’s Degree in England in order to get more experience in teaching and the English language. In ten years, I want to have a family (maybe 1 or 2 children in that time), live in my own house and have a job that I deserve because of my dedication for the years I have studied. I also want to get a scholarship for a Ph.D.

As you could see, I have done interesting things that you did not know such as my awful trip to one of the most beautiful places in the world. Now, you know what I like and what I do not. Furthermore, you have discovered my future plans about my family and my ideal job. You know why I try to do my best effort in school although people call me “ñoña” a lot like if it were offensive. Everything has a reason in life, and that is my reason to get good grades. I just can invite you to be my mate in these following years to overpass the obstacles that are in front of us and beat them to reach our dreams.