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Does every detail I have selected support the main idea?

Does every detail I have selected support the main idea?. Have I organized the supporting details in the most logical way?. Have I included any sentences that are unnecessary because they simply restate the main point without adding any new information or meaning?.

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Does every detail I have selected support the main idea?

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  1. Does every detail I have selected support the main idea? Have I organized the supporting details in the most logical way? Have I included any sentences that are unnecessary because they simply restate the main point without adding any new information or meaning? Have I made the relationships between my ideas clear?

  2. Similarity • Exception & Contrast • Sequence & Order • Time Example Emphasis • Place & Position • Cause & Effect • Additional Support or Evidence Conclusion & Summary

  3. the use of quotes and paraphrases for specific examples – NOT summarization an explanation of concrete detail’s significance/relevance to the topic/argument -- NOT summarization

  4. Beowulf easily triumphed over Grendel, but Christians re-wrote the scene to include a specific reference, “[Grendel] discovered…what it meant to feud with the Almighty God” (331-333), in order to interject their own belief system into the traditionally pagan story. Beowulf’s courage manifests in his monologue to King Hrothgar. When Beowulf declares he will “purge all evil from [the] hall” (162-166), it becomes apparent that Beowulf is willing to risk his life for Hrothgar’s kingdom.

  5. Courage Hero

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