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The Keyhole Diagram

The Keyhole Diagram. An Organizational Model for Persuasive and Analytical Essays. Introduction. Body Paragraph. Conclusion. A Three-Paragraph Essay. Strong Example Stronger Example Strongest Example. A Five-Paragraph Essay. 1. Begin Broad—Your Lead.

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The Keyhole Diagram

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  1. The Keyhole Diagram An Organizational Model for Persuasive and Analytical Essays

  2. Introduction Body Paragraph Conclusion A Three-Paragraph Essay

  3. Strong Example Stronger Example Strongest Example A Five-Paragraph Essay

  4. 1.Begin Broad—Your Lead • Some Strategies and Techniques for the Lead • Ask a thought-provoking rhetorical question • Use a quote • Define some key terms—No Dictionary Definitions! • Cite an interesting fact or statistic • Provide relevant background • See Writing Tool Kit (18-20) Provide Citations as Needed! 2. Transition 3. Road Map and Thesis The Introduction

  5. 1. Transition/Topic Sentence(s): Has a transitional word or phrase, refers to thesis , and mention s the specific example that will be in the paragraph • 2. Substantiation or Elaboration: Explain and describe ONE SPECIFIC example through . . . • Quote: Word-for-word from a source—you must provide attribution and explanation with a quotation. CITE! • Paraphrase: Putting source material in your own words and sentence structure; a paraphrase contains the ideas and details of the source. • Summary: Condensing a portion of source material to focus on just the main idea. • Include a citation after a paraphrase, quote or summary. You can blend these three. Avoid excessive summary! Focus on one event, description, etc. per body paragraph! The Body Paragraph Transition and Citation 3. Relevance to Thesis: Explain how your example relates to thesis (2-3 sentences)

  6. Transition/Topic Sentence(S): Mention the two examples, the connection to the thesis, and point of comparison or contrast. Example One: Your paraphrase, summary, and quote of one example from the source Citation Transition Example Two: Your paraphrase, summary, and quote of one example from the source Citation Transition 3. Relevance to Thesis: Explain how the two examples relate to your thesis • The Compare or Contrast Body Paragraph

  7. So I have written my body paragraphs, and now I begin my conclusion with “In conclusion,” right?

  8. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! “In conclusion” is an overused transition, so try something else!

  9. Transition & Paraphrase Road Map and Thesis • For the rest of the conclusion, AVOID MERELY SUMMARIZING! • You can . . . • Opine • Predict • Generalize • Be creative and thoughtful! • Use other strategies from the Writing Toolkit (18-20) The Conclusion

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