question for phyllis young

provide an overview:  What’s the topic?  Who’s involved?  What’s at stake?  How are you situating your argument within a larger ongoing conversation? 

·      Provide overall argument (thesis)

·      Elaborate on thesis by explaining various claims that make up overall argument

·      Explain how you support these claims in your argument

·      Finally, tell us why your topic matters and why it’s important.  In other words, tell us why we should care.