O
utline.
- Make an outline of the major points and the
details that you want to include in your paper.
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S
ay the outline aloud.
- Read the outline over so that you see
the relationship between the ideas.
- As you read the outline, think of the
main ideas that are most important to your paper.
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W
rite introduction.
- Write a paragraph introducing your
paper.
- Include the main ideas that you picked
out when you read the outline aloud.
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A
dd connecting ideas.
- As you write your paper, write sentences
to connect the ideas from one paragraph to another.
- Think of words that help show the relationship
between ideas (e.g., therefore, after, before).
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L
ook over the connections.
Re-read your paper starting with the introduction. Make sure each
of the paragraphs are connected to the introduction and to each
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D
raft conclusion.
Based on your introduction and the ideas you
presented in the body of your paper, write an ending that will wrap
up all the ideas. |
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