World Religions: RELN 1100 Dr. Tauscher 1 “How to Write Your Homework” In writing your homework, it is imperative that you use proper grammar, spelling, and composition form. Once you choose the homework question you will answer, you may wish to outline the answer that you will give. In your outline, first provide your yes or no answer restating the question. Then, provide all the existing reasons for your answer and all the evidence/examples that support each reason. Once you have listed all of these, arrange the answer from strongest to weakest. Since you only have 2-3 pages to answer the selected question, you will want to be very concise (short and to the point) in answering that question. If you have space issues, you will want to be sure to provide the strongest reasons for your answer and the most solid supporting examples/evidence. Remember, your goal is not only to answer the question, but convince the reader that your answer is correct. Now, it is time to write your answer. Be sure to begin by providing the number and topic of the question you are answering. (See Example: Question 5: The Significance of Goddesses to Hinduism) Next, you will want to write your First Paragraph beginning with a Topic Sentence which both answers the question and summarizes your argument. The Body of the first paragraph then summarizes the examples/evidence you will provide in support of your answer and argument summary provided in the first sentence. The last sentence (Concluding Sentence) of your first sentence then summarizes the most important aspects of the argument and examples which you gave in the first paragraph. (See example below.) Next, you write the Body of your paper. It is just a more detailed rendition of the evidence that you just set-forth in the introductory paragraph. Each paragraph will focus on a different set of evidence that you listed in paragraph 1. Note that each paragraph in the body must have a Topic Sentence, a Body (setting forth how your original argument is supported by this particular evidence/set of evidence), and Concluding Sentence (which sets-forth the conclusion you wish the reader to draw from the topic sentence and body of this particular paragraph). World Religions: RELN 1100 Dr. Tauscher 2 Finally, when you have finished the Body of your Paper, you are going to write one final paragraph (the Concluding Paragraph) to bring it all together. The Concluding Paragraph largely mirrors your Opening Paragraph – but now informed by the hard work you’ve put in drafting the arguments and evidence in the paragraphs of the Body. As usual, you will start with a Topic Sentence, but it will be your most important sentence in the whole paper. It must not only summarize your argument, but do it in a manner that convinces the reader that your argument is correct. Then, write the Body of the paragraph summariz.