2. Organizing a paper includes…
Picking the order in which you’ll present the
different parts of your argument
Structure
Order
Creating necessary connections the
relationships you construct between these
parts.
Transitions
Topic
sentences
Supporting details
4. What’s the first thing that happens
when you turn on your GPS?
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5. Orientation
It finds your
location, figures
out where you
are.
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6. ORIENTATION in your paper…
Part of your introduction should
provide background information
on your topic so that your reader
knows what you’re thinking,
where you are, before they begin
reading.
7.
What’s the first thing you do when
you go to use your GPS (after
turning it on)?
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8. DIRECTION
You tell it where
you’re going, of
course!
Without
identifying a
destination, you
won’t ever get
where you’re
going.
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9. DIRECTION in your paper…
So, how do you identify the
purpose of your paper, where
your paper is going?
10. DIRECTION in your paper…
You use a thesis statement.
A thesis statement includes:
Your
topic
Your position on the topic.
A thesis statement appears at
the end of your introduction.
11. DRIVING
How do you use
the GPS to get
where you’re
going? What
does it do?
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12. DRIVING
It gives you turn by turn directions.
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13. DRIVING through your paper
Just as your GPS organizes your trip,
you must organize your paper.
Think of your topic sentences as new
streets.
Think of the supporting details being
the distance you travel on each
street.
Say
what you need to say before you
“turn”!
14. TOPIC SENTENCES (New
Streets)
If you think of each street as a topic, think of
the street name as your topic sentence.
Lets you know what a paragraph will be about.
Includes the paragraph’s main idea and point.
15. SUPPORTING DETAILS:
Going the distance
Develops the topic sentence of a paragraph
Illustrates examples, reasons, and
explanations before moving on to a new
subject
These details should also be related back to
the thesis statement before moving on.
16. TRANSITIONS (TURNING)
Connect ideas in sentences, paragraphs, and
sections of papers
Keep your reader “on track” in the organization
system of your paper
Connect
Paragraphs
(@ start or end)
Examples (within paragraphs)
Sections of a large paper
See chart for examples.
17. ARRIVING
How does your GPS let you know
you’ve made it to your
destination?
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19. ARRIVING in your paper
How do you know you’ve arrived at
your point?
You’ve
traveled the distance and said all
you need to say.
Your paper’s arrival is the conclusion.
Conclusions:
Restate
your thesis statement (in new
words!)
Recap what you’ve said in your paper.
20. CONCLUSIONS
Brings the ideas you’ve presented together
Provides a shadow of the thesis statement
Answers the “So What?” question for a reader
May provide insight, point to broader
implications, or suggest a course of action.
22.
Decide which order you’ll present your
evidence in
Your
“route”
Start your GPS!
Orient
yourself w/ a thesis statement
Start a body paragraph with a topic sentence
Support it with details
Transition between details and paragraphs
Go back and fill in background info in your
introduction
Wrap things up with a sweet conclusion
