ENGL 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Topic Sentence, An Angle
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First paragraph will address the issue that the paper will be dealing with. "why is it worth looking at the question you are looking at?" Identify the problem, question, or issue ("what is the rule of cruelty in. This is not meant to have your personal input/opinion peppered through it. Main claim will be towards the end of the paper. Don"t start super far away, but rather dive into your particular topic/focus. Once you have made your case, as long as your last sentence can conclude it in a decent way, there is no need for a conclusion. Look on canvas for guiding points, topics, etc. Don"t cite evidence without saying what it means. Put the main idea of the paragraph right at the beginning. Use the present tense when discussing the texts. Topic sentence is a claim, not just a discussion of plot (it needs to follow your argument) Lots of evidence and lots of specific quotations.