1. YOUR PAPER’S GPS https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQASUJ7qpQSbY9tCzXGVyp8LMsQDpr4gTJkgGYG4E6ITG0phsSecg
SYSTEM
Giving Your Paper Direction
2. What’s the first thing that happens
when you turn on your GPS?
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3. Orientation
It finds your
location, figures
out where you
are.
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4. 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.
5. What’s the first thing you do when
you go to use your GPS (after
turning it on)?
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6. 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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7. DIRECTION in your paper…
So, how do you identify the
purpose of your paper, where
your paper is going?
8. DIRECTION in your paper…
You use a thesis statement.
The answer to your research
question.
A thesis statement includes:
Your topic
Your position on the topic.
A thesis statement appears at
the end of your introduction.
9. DRIVING
How do you use
the GPS to get
where you’re
going? What
does it do?
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10. DRIVING
It gives you turn by turn directions.
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11. DRIVING through your paper
Just as your GPS organizes your trip,
you must organize your paper.
Think of your transitions as turns.
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
12. ARRIVING
How does your GPS let you know
you’ve made it to your
destination?
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13. ARRIVING
It repeats
your
destination
(thesis
statement).
It waves a
flag.
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14. 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.
