Revising Paragraphs
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Name_______________________________
Revising Paragraphs: Intro, Body, & Conclusion 1. Read the introductory paragraph. What strategies do you employ to spark the reader's interest (e.g. personal example, questions, initial discussion of term(s)/concept(s), relevance of topic to our culture, etc.)? Which strategies spark your interest and which don't?
2. Locate the thesis and condense it to one sentence. Write the thesis sentence here:
If you had trouble reducing the thesis to one sentence, you are trying to do too much in the opening paragraph. Don’t try to argue a thesis or explain it in detail in the introductory paragraph. Instead, make a general statement about what you intend to argue (e.g. In "Mericans" and "The Lottery," religious belief is a repressive force in the lives of women). 3. Read the body paragraphs. Are the paragraphs organized according to a clear pattern? Explain that pattern here:
If you had trouble identifying an organizational method in the body paragraphs, you might need to move information, create new paragraphs, etc. You could
Name_______________________________ organize information by story (e.g. paragraphs about "The Lottery" followed by paragraphs about "Mericans"), by topic (e.g. paragraphs about "tradition" and settings followed by paragraphs about "tradition" and characters), by similarities and contrasts, etc. 4. Read the concluding paragraph. Do you explore the general significance of the argument contained in the body paragraphs? In other words, given that what has been argued is true, do you explain why these findings are interesting or important? Write the significance or importance of your findings here:
If you had trouble answering this part of the exercise, you should check to see that the concluding paragraph discusses the implications of the particular associations/connections discussed in the body paragraphs. For example, does the function of "tradition" in the stories suggest something about tradition in general? Does the setting of a story affect your overall reading or impression of that story?
Revising Paragraphs: Intro, Body, & Conclusion 1. Read the introductory paragraph. What strategies do you employ to spark the reader's interest (e.g. personal example, questions, initial discussion of term(s)/concept(s), relevance of topic to our culture, etc.)? Which strategies spark your interest and which don't?
2. Locate the thesis and condense it to one sentence. Write the thesis sentence here:
If you had trouble reducing the thesis to one sentence, you are trying to do too much in the opening paragraph. Don’t try to argue a thesis or explain it in detail in the introductory paragraph. Instead, make a general statement about what you intend to argue (e.g. In "Mericans" and "The Lottery," religious belief is a repressive force in the lives of women). 3. Read the body paragraphs. Are the paragraphs organized according to a clear pattern? Explain that pattern here:
If you had trouble identifying an organizational method in the body paragraphs, you might need to move information, create new paragraphs, etc. You could
Name_______________________________ organize information by story (e.g. paragraphs about "The Lottery" followed by paragraphs about "Mericans"), by topic (e.g. paragraphs about "tradition" and settings followed by paragraphs about "tradition" and characters), by similarities and contrasts, etc. 4. Read the concluding paragraph. Do you explore the general significance of the argument contained in the body paragraphs? In other words, given that what has been argued is true, do you explain why these findings are interesting or important? Write the significance or importance of your findings here:
If you had trouble answering this part of the exercise, you should check to see that the concluding paragraph discusses the implications of the particular associations/connections discussed in the body paragraphs. For example, does the function of "tradition" in the stories suggest something about tradition in general? Does the setting of a story affect your overall reading or impression of that story?
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