1. a super-fast introduction to your best paper
Jessica Pitts
Writing Studio Coordinator

2. Who
Who does this issue impact?
Who benefits?
Who suffers?

3. What What’s at stake? What is the state of the situation?
What is being done?

4. Where Where is this most relevant/predominant?
Where is the action? What is the background situation?

5. When
When has this been noted?
Has the issue changed over time?

6. Why Why is this so important? Why is this issue an issue?
Why do the characters do what they do?

7. How How did this issue come about? How do people react?
How do characters act towards each other?

8. Don’t overthink it!
Keep it to
one idea per paragraph
NOW WHAT?

9. (take one thing at a time)
Intro
Broad to
Specific
THE BIG PICTURE to
your hypothesis
Body paragraphs:
One idea per paragraph
(take one thing at a time)
Specific to
Broad
Reframe your argument to
the implications
Conclusion

10. The parts of a good introduction:
What is your topic?
Ex: gender roles
Put the topic in context
Ex: clothing and gender
Primary texts used
Ex: Woolf’s Orlando
Your argument:
Putting it all together
What’s the “take away”?
Introduction ( )

11. Topic sentence: what’s this paragraph’s main POINT?
Just remember:
TEAL T
Topic sentence: what’s this paragraph’s main POINT? E
Evidence: what supports your point?
(Quote/paraphrase/example) A
Analysis: How are YOU interpreting this evidence? L
Link to thesis: How does this evidence and your interpretation of it support your thesis?

12. The parts of a good conclusion:
Reframe your hypothesis
You made your case
Significance of results
Major points made
Put it in context
Back to the big picture
The implications
What’s the “take away”?
What’s the impact?

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