Introduction

1. Introduction • Organization / Paragraphing: • introduction or conclusion is missing • Thesis: • is missing • is confusing or convoluted • does not answer question asked • is too simplistic, demonstrates lack of insight • is not stated in the introduction

2. Introduction • Organization / Paragraphing: • introduction or conclusion is missing • Thesis: • is missing • is confusing or convoluted • does not answer question asked • is too simplistic, demonstrates lack of insight • is not stated in the introduction

3. Introduction • Organization / Paragraphing: • introduction or conclusion is missing • Thesis: • is missing • is confusing or convoluted • does not answer question asked • is too simplistic, demonstrates lack of insight • is not stated in the introduction Highlight / Underline your thesis..

4. Introduction • Organization / Paragraphing: • introduction or conclusion is missing • Thesis: • is missing • is confusing or convoluted • does not answer question asked • is too simplistic, demonstrates lack of insight • is not stated in the introduction Highlight / Underline your thesis..

5. Introduction • Organization / Paragraphing: • introduction or conclusion is missing • Thesis: • is missing • is confusing or convoluted • does not answer question asked • is too simplistic, demonstrates lack of insight • is not stated in the introduction Highlight / Underline your thesis..

6. Introduction • Organization / Paragraphing: • introduction or conclusion is missing • Thesis: • is missing • is confusing or convoluted • does not answer question asked • is too simplistic, demonstrates lack of insight • does not present an argument that matters, fails to relate interpretation of literature to a larger theme/message • is not stated in the introduction Highlight / Underline your thesis..

7. The Body Highlight / Underline the TS of each of your body paragraphs. • Organization / Paragraphing: • Some paragraphs are missing clear topic sentences. • Each paragraph does not have a clearly separate idea from all the other paragraphs. • Paragraphs do not all fit together neatly to support the thesis. • Chosen order of paragraphs does not show any purpose and/or paragraphs do not transition smoothly from one idea to another.

8. The Body Highlight / Underline the TS of each of your body paragraphs. • Organization / Paragraphing: • Some paragraphs are missing clear topic sentences. • Each paragraph does not have a clearly separate idea from all the other paragraphs. • Paragraphs do not all fit together neatly to support the thesis. • Chosen order of paragraphs does not show any purpose and/or paragraphs do not transition smoothly from one idea to another.

9. The Body Highlight / Underline the TS of each of your body paragraphs. • Organization / Paragraphing: • Some paragraphs are missing clear topic sentences. • Each paragraph does not have a clearly separate idea from all the other paragraphs. • Paragraphs do not all fit together neatly to support the thesis. • Chosen order of paragraphs does not show any purpose and/or paragraphs do not transition smoothly from one idea to another.

10. The Body Highlight / Underline the TS of each of your body paragraphs. • Organization / Paragraphing: • Some paragraphs are missing clear topic sentences. • Each paragraph does not have a clearly separate idea from all the other paragraphs. • Paragraphs do not all fit together neatly to support the thesis. • Chosen order of paragraphs does not show any purpose and/or paragraphs do not transition smoothly from one idea to another.

11. The Body Highlight / Underline the TS of each of your body paragraphs. • Organization / Paragraphing: • Some paragraphs are missing clear topic sentences. • Each paragraph does not have a clearly separate idea from all the other paragraphs. • Paragraphs do not all fit together neatly to support the thesis. • Chosen order of paragraphs does not show any purpose and/or paragraphs do not transition smoothly from one idea to another.

12. The Body • Start with your 1st body paragraph. After the topic sentence, label each successive sentence as having one of the following purposes: • providing textual evidence to support TS • developing evidence – answering the “SO WHAT?” of why the evidence is relevant to your TS and/or the argument you are making in this paragraph • providing context – relevant plot summary necessary for understanding the evidence or your paragraph’s general argument • Sentences: • lack purpose, contain irrelevant information • are not clearly connected to previous ideas (building on TS)

13. Textual Evidence Highlight / Underline all your evidence. • Evidence: • is insufficient • is too general, lacks specificity • is not well-chosen, demonstrates lack of insight • no use of short, selective quotes integrated into sentences • Development of evidence: • is absent, leaving the reader to do the work of making connections between the evidence and the argument • is limited/confusing/unclear, needs further explanation • is obvious, demonstrates lack of insight

14. Textual Evidence Highlight / Underline all your evidence. • Evidence: • is insufficient • is too general, lacks specificity • is not well-chosen, demonstrates lack of insight • no use of short, selective quotes integrated into sentences • Development of evidence: • is absent, leaving the reader to do the work of making connections between the evidence and the argument • is limited/confusing/unclear, needs further explanation • is obvious, demonstrates lack of insight

15. Textual Evidence Highlight / Underline all your evidence. • Evidence: • is insufficient • is too general, lacks specificity • is not well-chosen, demonstrates lack of insight • no use of short, selective quotes integrated into sentences • Development of evidence: • is absent, leaving the reader to do the work of making connections between the evidence and the argument • is limited/confusing/unclear, needs further explanation • is obvious, demonstrates lack of insight

16. Textual Evidence Highlight / Underline all your evidence. • Evidence: • is insufficient • is too general, lacks specificity • is not well-chosen, demonstrates lack of insight • no use of short, selective quotes integrated into sentences • Development of evidence: • is absent, leaving the reader to do the work of making connections between the evidence and the argument • is limited/confusing/unclear, needs further explanation • is obvious, demonstrates lack of insight

17. Textual Evidence Highlight / Underline all your evidence. • Evidence: • is insufficient • is too general, lacks specificity • is not well-chosen, demonstrates lack of insight • no use of short, selective quotes integrated into sentences • Development of evidence: • is absent, leaving the reader to do the work of making connections between the evidence and the argument • is limited/confusing/unclear, needs further explanation • is obvious, demonstrates lack of insight

18. Textual Evidence Highlight / Underline all your evidence. • Evidence: • is insufficient • is too general, lacks specificity • is not well-chosen, demonstrates lack of insight • no use of short, selective quotes integrated into sentences • Development of evidence: • is absent, leaving the reader to do the work of making connections between the evidence and the argument • is limited/confusing/unclear, needs further explanation • is obvious, demonstrates lack of insight

19. Textual Evidence Highlight / Underline all your evidence. • Evidence: • is insufficient • is too general, lacks specificity • is not well-chosen, demonstrates lack of insight • no use of short, selective quotes integrated into sentences • Development of evidence: • is absent, leaving the reader to do the work of making connections between the evidence and the argument • is limited/confusing/unclear, needs further explanation • is obvious, demonstrates lack of insight

20. The Conclusion • merely summarizes • does not provide a “SO WHAT?” that leaves the reader feeling the writer’s analysis was somehow relevant • attempts a “SO WHAT?” but does not achieve clear explanation or lacks insight Conclusions can be brief: 2-3 sentences is sufficient. http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/conclusions/