The Essay!

  • Prompt is the inquiry question

  • Should be able to create an answer (thesis) that mirrors the language of your question

Organization/Where To Start

  • Argumentative

    • Persuasive + Argumentative Logic

    • Wanting your readers to think or do something about your research topic

  • Exploratory

    • Helpful + Narrative Logic

    • Helping readers appreciate what you find interesting or complicated about your topic

What MUST be in Your Research Essay

  • A S.O.F.T. (One central Claim)

  • Review of what has been said by others

  • Specific information: Evidence or data on which your interpretations are based

  • Method of reasoning through the question, some pattern of thought—narrative, argument, etc.— that writer and reader find a convincing way to try to get at the truth of things

Leads

  • Anecdote

    • Personal experience or story

  • Scene

    • scenes idk

  • Profile

    • Person who’s relevant to the topic in question

  • Background

    • Previous research or history that provides context

  • Quotation

    • Starting with a quote

  • Dialogue

    • Conversation between 2 or more people

  • Question

    • Repeating inquiry question

  • Contrast

    • Showing differences

    • Helps bring a topic together

  • Announcement