*truly a guide to help you format your paper -- not a concrete formula for every paper
- Intro Paragraph (tell ‘em what you’re gonna tell ‘em)
- Topic background/context
- Thesis Statement
- Body Paragraph 1 - Supporting Idea/Claim 1 (tell ‘em)
- Transition
- Topic sentence
- Evidence/Quotes
- Analyze
- Interpret
- Evidence/Quotes
- Analyze
- Interpret
- Concluding sentence
- Body Paragraph 2 - Supporting Idea/Claim 2 (tell ‘em)
- Transition
- Topic sentence
- Evidence/Quotes
- Analyze
- Interpret
- Evidence/Quotes
- Analyze
- Interpret
- Concluding sentence
- Body Paragraph 3 - Supporting Idea/Claim 3 (tell ‘em)
- Transition
- Topic sentence
- Evidence/Quotes
- Analyze
- Interpret
- Evidence/Quotes
- Analyze
- Interpret
- Concluding sentence
- Conclusion (tell ‘em what you told ‘em)
- Restated thesis
- Summary of claims and evidence and how they supported the thesis
- So what? Why does it matter? Implications, next steps, relevance, etc.