In your interpretation, remember to focus on major words or specific ideas. In other words, do not write specific words in your evidence which are only broadly referenced in your interpretation.

Evidence should be factual and only one sentence Evidence should be factual and only one sentence. The more factual the evidence, the easier the interpretation in order to ‘connect the dots’ for the reader. “for teens and young adults with eating disorders, volunteering could be life changing” (Bad) “Research suggest that 45 percent of people in the US and UK admit to feeling lonely.” (Better)

Your claim should have a reason to it Your claim should have a reason to it. In other words, there needs to be more than one simple sentence in your claim. Extend with transition words such as “because”, “in order to”, “therefore”, “and”, “as a result”….

Use the author’s name or the speaker in the lead-in Use the author’s name or the speaker in the lead-in. Just remember, Articles cannot “state”, and paragraph number four cannot “claim”.

Make sure that your claim is specific and not so broad and condensed that you are unable to provide evidence and interpretation in order to explain in one paragraph. “People volunteer in order to help others while they are unknowingly helping themselves including those who are dealing with mental and physical conditions which can affect all parts of their life” (Too broad)