The Introduction
This goes at the end of your introduction.
What is a thesis statement?
Your first body paragraph should do this.
What is give background or contextual information?
The main ideas in each body paragraph (that backs up your argument!)
What are claims?
This is something you should not do when restating your thesis.
What is copy and paste?
An interesting fact or information at the beginning of your paper.
What is a hook?
Sentences at the end of your body paragraphs that help lead into the next paragraph.
What is a transition sentence?
Use these to back up your argument.
What are sources?
This is put at the end of the conclusion and should leave the reader thinking.
What is a "so what?" or call to action?
Your thesis should do this to guide your readers through the paper and help organize.
What is list claims that you will talk about?
This comes after you incorporate evidence into your body paragraph.
What is your analysis or explanation for the evidence?
An article or source that is reviewed by scholars.
What is a scholarly source or peer-reviewed article?
What is restating?
This goes between your hook and thesis statement.
What is any minor contextual information? (Dates, historical figures, etc).
This goes at the end of the sentence that references a source.
What is a citation?
Every argument should have one of these to ensure that you are engaging multiple perspectives.
What is a counterargument?
Summarize these after you've restated your thesis.
What are your claims?