Introduction 1 Attention Grabber Get your audiences attention

Introduction 1. Attention Grabber Get your audience’s attention! 2. Background: 2 -3 Sentences Tell your audience about your topic. Make sure they have an understanding of the circumstances and main ideas surrounding your overall message. 3. Three part thesis

Three Part Thesis This is ALWAYS the last sentence of your introduction. Your thesis is the backbone of your essay. Starts off by restating the question This creates a sentence stem that you will complete with your three main ideas. Ends with a list, separated by commas, of what your three body paragraphs are going to be about.

Body Paragraphs (3) 1. Transition (Begins Topic Sentence) Transitions show your reader that you are moving onto another topic. First, To begin with, Initially … 2. Topic Sentence The topic sentence tells your audience what your paragraph is going to be about.

Body Paragraphs (3) 3. Main Point #1 This is the first statement that supports your argument. 4. Support This is usually an example or statement of support for main point #1

Body Paragraphs (3) 5. Main Point #2 This is the second statement that supports your argument. 6. Support This is usually an example or statement of support for main point #2

Body Paragraphs (3) 7. Main Point #3 This is the third statement that supports your argument. 8. Support This is usually an example or statement of support for main point #3

Body Paragraphs (3) 9. Clincher Statement Your Clincher Statement wraps up your paragraph and reiterates the main point you have just argued. This allows your reader to have closure and know that the paragraph and your argument for this main point are over.

Body Paragraphs two and three follow in the same exact fashion.

Conclusion 1. Final Transition Finally, In conclusion, As you can see … 2. Final Topic Sentence Wrap up your paragraph with a sentence that shows your audience that it is now moving on to the final paragraph of your essay.

Conclusion 3. Restate your Thesis: REWORD your thesis. Do NOT write thesis over word for word. Come up with a new way to list the three main points you have discussed in your body paragraphs.

Conclusion 4. Review Body Paragraph 1 Remind your audience of your main point in Body Paragraph #1 5. Review Body Paragraph 2 Remind your audience of your main point in Body Paragraph #2 6. Review Body Paragraph 3 Remind your audience of your main point in Body Paragraph #3

Conclusion 7. Final Clincher Statement Bring your idea home by … Saying something that forces the reader to relate to your argument Appeal to your reader’s sense of humanity and willingness to connect to your argument