Homework - 2/4

Due Friday - Minimum of 2 paragraphs (Intro & 1st body) of the research paper.

Introductory paragraph should include:

·       Clear statement “hooking” the reader into the topic

·       Background information on your topic

·       Sentences that could serve as topic sentences in later paragraphs

·       Thesis statement

·       Transition sentence to the 1^st body paragraph

1^st body paragraph should include:

·       Topic sentence

·       At least 3 detailed sentences to support the topic sentence

·       An overall connection to the thesis statement

·       Transition sentence to the 2^nd body paragraph