ESSAY ROUGH DRAFT INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH General

 ESSAY ROUGH DRAFT INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH General Statement . Introduce the play and the author. Provide relevant background information. Give enough of a synopsis of the play so that your thesis makes sense. Thesis statement . Your position and a brief reference to the counterpoint in one intelligent and grammatically correct sentence. __________________________________________________________________________________________
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BODY PARAGRAPH 1­ T opic sentence: One sentence that starts with a transitional word or phrase and introduces what this paragraph will be about. E vidence: Examples that prove the T
opic sentence is true; quotes and paraphrases. Use MLA doc.!!! A nalysis: An analysis and explanation of how your E
vidence accomplishes proving the T opic sentence is true. E vidence: Examples that prove the T
opic sentence is true; quotes and paraphrases. Use MLA doc.!!! A nalysis: An analysis and explanation of how your E
vidence accomplishes proving the T opic sentence is true. L ink sentence: A sentence that relates to this paragraph’s T
opic sentence and transitions to the next paragraph. __________________________________________________________________________________________
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BODY PARAGRAPH 2­ T opic sentence: One sentence that starts with a transitional word or phrase and introduces the counterargument. E vidence: Examples that support the counterargument. Use MLA doc.!!! A nalysis: An analysis and explanation of how the evidence supports the counterargument. E vidence: Examples that support your position/evidence that attacks the counterargument. Use MLA doc.!!! A nalysis: An analysis and explanation of you are actually right in spite of the counterargument. __________________________________________________________________________________________
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CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH 1. Restate your thesis in a new way. 2. Summarize the essay’s argument. Take topic sentences and restate them. 3. Explain the greater significance; explain the author’s point/message. __________________________________________________________________________________________
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