1st sentence : General overview of topic
2nd & 3rd sentence : Introduction of author(s) / literary work(s)
4th sentence to
“?” Description / development of literary work as it pertains to topic
Last sentence : Thesis
(you have at least 3 of these)
Topic Sentence: this sentence INTRODUCES only the argument in this paragraph
Introduce a support: explain you argument in general terms; Development consists of ideas which will support the topic sentence and thesis statement.
Choose a quotation for the 1 st piece of literature: which will develop / support this topic and establish connection to topic / thesis (remember to being the quotation with a lead)
Discussion of how the 1 st quotation relates to the general topic : how does it prove your argument and your overall thesis statement?
NOTE: You need to write a linking sentence to help you transition from one piece of literature to the other.
Choose a quotation for the 2 nd piece of literature: which will develop / support this topic and establish connection to topic / thesis (remember to being the quotation with a lead)
Discussion of how the 2 nd quotation relates to the general topic : how does it prove your argument and your overall thesis statement?
Write a concluding comparison – relating the two topics to the topic sentence/thesis statement. This will likely take more than one sentence. NOTE: you will discuss them in terms of their similarities and their differences.
Linking sentence will reinforce what was stated in this paragraph and connect it to the following argument
NOTE: The purpose of the body paragraphs is to prove your thesis statement.
Sent. 1: Restate thesis (different wording)
Sent 2, 3, & 4: Sum up main pts. of argument from each paragraph which proves thesis
Sent 5-6: Make one final last concluding point
NOTE: do not introduce any new info in the conclusion!