CRIM 129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Topic Sentence, Rhetorical Question
18 Jan 2020
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Crim 129 - drafting and styling your paper. Generally, the first sentence in each paragraph. All other sentences build on topic sentence to support this main idea: definitions, further info to explain (who, where, what, when, why, examples, advance argument pro/con, implications (eg. therefore, so what?) Could be a concisely stated portion of thesis. Topic sentence must directly relate to the evidence claim. There are many benefits of having a good-time credit for inmates. Summarize your main points (with a new twist) Make recommendations (work with recommendations from the research to support your conclusion) Offer a great quotation to sum up your argument. Critical analysis that discusses implications (don"t say this proves) ( given the above findings, one could conclude that [your point] ) Use transitions (in addition, first/second, likewise, however, specifically, etc. ) Vary paragraph length just long enough to develop and make [point] clear . Vary paragraph type definitions, descriptive, compare & contrast, example, or illustration.
