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Structure Introduction

- Opening sentence (catchy) - Background information, fact or quotation. - Research question (provided by the professor) - Thesis: What is your answer. - Structure of the paper

Body (as many paragraphs as reasons you included in the thesis) - Topic sentence: State the argument you will use in this paragraph. - Examples and details of the first item listed in the thesis. - Explain how the examples and details explain your argument

Conclusion - Restate your answer to the question - Synthesize the main points on how you answered that question - Include a final, broad statement (implications, future directions, limits)