Essay Structure
Writing II, Fall 2016
Introduction:
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The introduction should introduce your idea and provide context.
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The best way to get an audience on your side is to use warrants to
establish common ground.
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If you have a challenging warrant in your argument, make sure to
address it.
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From the warrants lead into your thesis so that your audience knows the
point before they go any further.
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Answer these questions: What is this about? Why am I reading it? What
is the point?
Body:
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The body of the paper consists of body paragraphs which develop and
support your main point.
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You should start with developing ideas which help the audience
understand your main point. For example, you may need to define terms
if you are using technical jargon or using a word in an unusual way.
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Each main point should develop and support some part of the main point
without overlapping ideas.
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Each main point should be broad enough to develop into a paragraph,
but not so broad that it takes more than eight or so sentences to explain.
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Longer papers may take several paragraphs to develop the main points,
so you would need sub points.
Conclusion:
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Restate your main point in a way that is slightly different from your
introduction.
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Remind your audience why they should consider your ideas.
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Close off in a smooth way. Sometimes this requires a little finesse.