Morning Section for 3/3/09

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Here is the material you will need to know for Tuesday:

Every essay has:

A hook (or lead-in) that catches the reader's attention.

The introduction can also contain background material needed to understand the essay.

The thesis sentence is usually the last sentence of the first paragraph.

In an argument paper, the thesis is the topic + the position.

Main points are contained in the body of the essay. In an argument essay, your main points are the reasons you give for your arument.

Supporting details come after the main point in each body paragraph. In an argument essay, supporting details are comprised of evidence (facts, statistics, and expert opinion).

In the assigned readings, the Randy Balko essay most closely followed the structure of a college argument essay.