Research+Paper+components

Paper Structure:

__Introduction should -__ Begin with a (no more than one) grabber: rhetorical question, anecdote, shocking statement, current event. Transition from the grabber to the topic background: give brief reason why the career appealed to you and what the career is. Transition from the topic background to your thesis: a statement with a topic + verb + your attitude toward the topic. Your thesis is the final sentence of your introduction. __Body paragraphs should each include -__ Transition from the paragraph before into the topic sentence you wrote in your outline. A topic sentence is a statement. Transition from the topic sentence to your first subtopic. Transition from the subtopic to your details from your note cards about that subtopic. This is where you summarize, paraphrase, and quote your sources using details to illustrate the subtopics and topic. Conclude each paragraph with a statement that connects to your thesis or topic to the subtopic written about. e.g. Some comment about your thoughts on this part. __Conclusion should -__ Transition from the final body paragraph to a discussion about why you would or would not still consider this career for yourself.

When you revise your paper look specifically for the following: I will grade conventions looking for these. Language that is formal uses: no cliches no contractions no slang no use of the second person pronoun "you" or "yours" or "yourself" __spelled numbers__ under twenty __pronoun antecedent__ agreement: e.g. "people" or "lawyers" paired with "they," "them," or "their" ; "one" or "a person" with "his" or" her." verb __agreement__ and __parallel__ structure: e.g. a series should have the same verb endings varied __sentence__ structures: change the first five words in sentences and use subordination conjunctions __verbs__ that show specific actions (limit the use of "to be" verbs)Instead of "is "use "jogs" or "earn." __transitions__ between sentences and body paragraphs: echo topic words from before; use synonyms for key words that came before; use topic specific vocabulary.