The document discusses writing strong theses and analytic paragraphs. It provides guidelines for writing an analytic paragraph, including stating a main claim, presenting evidence, linking the evidence to the claim using conceptual terms, and connecting the paragraph to the overall thesis. Some poor ways to structure an analytic paragraph are summarizing rather than analyzing, omitting evidence or conceptual terms, or including multiple claims in one paragraph. The document also lists features of a well-written analytic paragraph.

1. Theses

2. CONTEXTUALIZED
CONNECTED
THOUGHT-
PROVOKING
DEBATABLE
SPECIFIC
features of a strong
thesis

3. Analysis

5. WRITING ANALYSES
One good way to organize a paragraph of analysis (though it’s not the only one):
• State your main claim.
• Present the relevant evidence for that claim.
• Drawing upon the conceptual language you’re using, show how the evidence
supports your claim.
• Indicate what the argument you’ve made in this paragraph contributes to your
thesis overall.
Some bad ways to organize a paragraph of analysis:
• 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
• Main claim clearly stated? YES = 
• Evidence presented as directly as possible? YES = 
• Employs Hunt’s terms and concepts? YES = 
• Connects to thesis? YES = 
• More summary than analysis? YES = 
• Direct evidence missing? YES = 
• Conceptual terminology missing? YES = 
• Crams together multiple claims or pieces of evidence? YES = 