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Intro Writing

Intro Writing . An intro does …. A intro does not…. Outline your paper Include your thesis and topic sentences. Need to “draw-in” or “hook” the reader . Cite documents Have the following words in it: I, me, my Essay Topic. Thesis Writing . A thesis does …. A thesis does not….

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Intro Writing

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  1. Intro Writing An intro does… A intro does not… • Outline your paper • Include your thesis and topic sentences • Need to “draw-in” or “hook” the reader. • Cite documents • Have the following words in it: • I, me, my • Essay • Topic

  2. Thesis Writing A thesis does… A thesis does not… • Make a clear argument • Tell the reader what you are PROVING • Come in the intro paragraph • Ask a question • Tell the reader what you THINK • Straddle the fence.

  3. Your task is to write a thesis arguing that the US Constitution has undemocratic features… Write a goodintro… Write a badintro… • State your thesis: • List three examples you will use to prove this (on the DBQ you will get these examples from the documents and background knowledge):

  4. Your task is to write a thesis arguing that the US Constitution has undemocratic features… A goodthesis… A bad thesis… • “The US Constitution has many undemocratic features such as…” • “ Features such as_______, ___________ and________ are examples of the undemocratic features of the US Constitution.” • “Today I am going to prove…” • “I think there are undemocratic features…” • “The Constitution has both democratic and undemocratic features.” • “It was a clear black night, a clear white moon, J. Mad’son the streets…”

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