Eric Stein
FNDN 201 IR: Ideas that Inspire
Instr. Eric Stein
January 1, 2021
1. Introduction
a. Topic: what is the overall topic of your paper?
b. Sources: what three prompts will you be integrating?
i. Prompt 1
ii. Prompt 2
iii. Prompt 3
c. Explication: why these three sources?
d. Thesis: your overall argument for the paper, the good life is found in _____?
2. Prompt 1
a. Topic
b. Evidence
c. Explication
d. Claim
3. Prompt 2
a. Topic
b. Evidence
c. Explication
d. Claim
4. Prompt 3
a. Topic
b. Evidence
c. Explication
d. Claim
5. Conclusion
a. Review: link together the evidence of your prompts
b. Restate: link together your claims with respect to the prompts
c. Revise: address your thesis, offering any revisions or nuances to the original
d. Look forward: having argued the above, what next? What does this mean for you? For others?