The document outlines features of a strong introduction and thesis, as well as how to write a strong analytic paragraph. It states that a strong introduction features an original thesis that responds to the entire question rather than parts of it, makes a debatable claim about meaning, and provides reasoning. A strong analytic paragraph should state a claim, present relevant evidence directly, analyze the evidence using relevant concepts, and indicate how the paragraph contributes to the overall thesis. It should avoid simply summarizing and including multiple claims or pieces of evidence.

1. Theses

2. FEATURES OF A STRONG INTRODUCTION AND THESIS
• A strong intro offers a SURPRISING, ORIGINAL, and THOUGHT-PROVOKING
thesis.
• A strong intro provides only as much CONTEXT as a reader needs to grasp
the meaning of the thesis— no less, and no more.
• A strong thesis RESPONDS to the WHOLE QUESTION; it doesn’t simply
restate the question or respond to parts of it.
• A strong thesis makes a DEBATABLE CLAIM about the MEANING of the
artifact; it’s not a statement of simple fact.
• A strong thesis not only makes a debatable claim but provides the
REASONING behind that claim.
• A strong thesis is SPECIFIC enough that readers clearly understand
precisely what the writer is arguing.
• A strong thesis LOGICALLY CONNECTS all of its key ideas.

3. FEATURES OF A STRONG INTRODUCTION AND THESIS
• Surprising, original, and thought-provoking?
• Right amount of context?
• Responds to the whole question?
• Debatable claims about meaning?
• Provides reasoning?
• Suitably specific?
• All ideas are logically connected?

4. Analysis

5. WRITING ANALYSES
An analysis paragraph should show how a specific piece of directly presented
evidence supports and develops your thesis.
One good way to organizing a paragraph of analysis (though it’s not the only good
way):
• State your claim.
• Present the relevant evidence.
• Draw upon the concepts you’re using to show how the evidence supports your
claim.
• Indicate what the argument you’ve made in this paragraph contributes to your
thesis overall.
Bad ways to organize a paragraph of analysis include:
• Summarizing rather analyzing.
• Neglecting to present the evidence, or at least not directly.
• Neglecting to use the conceptual terminology.
• Cramming multiple claims and/or pieces of evidence into a single paragraph.

6. FEATURES OF A STRONG ANALYTIC PARAGRAPH
• Argumentative claim clearly stated? YES = 
• Relevant evidence presented as directly as possible? YES = 
• Use Hunt’s terms and concepts? YES = 
• Connecti to thesis? YES = 
• Is it more summary than analysis? 
• Does it include multiple claims or pieces of evidence? 