Writing An Essay 1.Introductory ¶ - Topic and Position 2.Body ¶ 1 – Provide Background on Groups 3.Body ¶ 2 – Analyze Similarity and Difference 4.Body ¶ 3 – Plausable Alternative 5.Concluding ¶ - Restate Position 6.Work Cited Page in MLA

Basic Essay Structure Introductory ¶ - Attention getter, reference to body ¶’s, Thesis Body ¶ 1 – Topic sentence, RDF= Reasons, Details and Facts, explanation Body ¶ 2 – Topic sentence, RDF, explanation Body ¶ 3 – Topic sentence, RDF, explanation Body ¶ 4 – Topic sentence, RDF, explanation Concluding ¶ – Restatement of key points, Restatement of thesis

1.Introductory ¶ - Attention Getter - Reference to Body ¶’s - Thesis (main point to be proved in paper)

Introduction in Short Attention Getter (hey look at my paper!) Reference to Body ¶’s (I’m going to talk about these things!) Thesis (I’m going to prove this claim!) HEY LOOK AT MY PAPER! I’m going to talk about these things to prove this point!

Body Paragraphs 2. Body ¶ 1 Topic sentence (claim) - RDF - Reasons, Details and Facts (quote) - Explanation of quote

Body Paragraphs in detail Although Asian Americans have been treated unfairly throughout history, you’d be surprised as the severity of this mistreatment throughout Pacific Northwest history. For example, did you know that at one point Asian Americans, primarily Chinese, were simply rounded up and expelled from cities such as Tacoma and Seattle. According to Alfred Owen, a renowned Washington State historian, in 1885, “All people of Asian decent were rounded up and expelled from the city of Tacoma” (Owen, 45). It may be hard to believe but this actually happened. They were ripped from their homes, all of their possessions looted, and they were expelled from the city of Tacoma. This happened in Seattle the following year, but Caucasian citizens were less successful because they ran out of boats to load Asian Americans on. To this day, Tacoma doesn’t have a significant Asian population, and Seattle does specifically because of this history.

3. Body ¶ 2 Topic sentence (claim) - RDF (quote) - Explanation of quote

4. Body ¶ 3 Topic sentence (claim) - RDF (quote) - Explanation of quote

5. Body ¶ 4 Topic sentence (claim) - RDF (quote) - Explanation of quote

5. Concluding ¶ - Restatement of key points used to prove main point. - Restatement of thesis