Goal

Provide an argumentative, defensible thesis statement, logically ordered body paragraphs that supplies supporting examples and textual references, and a coherent conclusion.

Structure

Arguments should engage with texts. Always make arguments easy to follow.

Tips

• Ask yourself what is the prompt requiring you to do?
• What type of format does your essay need to be in?
• What authors do you need to address in your essay?
• Are there major tensions or overlaps between certain authors that could be useful to your argument?
• Use key language from the texts.
• Before you start to write ask yourself what format does your paper need to take?
• Do you need to compare and contrast, interpret a case?