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Writing Organization The CDW Method

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By Stephen Toulmin. Writing Organization The CDW Method. Introduction Paragraph. Hook Interest for the reader Fact, quote, definition, description Information about the topic GENERAL What do I need to know to understand your paper?. Introduction cont. . Thesis Subject/Prompt Claim

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Writing Organization The CDW Method

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  1. By Stephen Toulmin Writing OrganizationThe CDW Method

  2. Introduction Paragraph • Hook • Interest for the reader • Fact, quote, definition, description • Information about the topic • GENERAL • What do I need to know to understand your paper?

  3. Introduction cont. • Thesis • Subject/Prompt • Claim • What are you wanting to say about the Subject/Prompt? • Ex. The theme of isolation in Ender’s Game is important because it creates a killer inside of Ender. • What are you going to tell me (the reader) about the subject?

  4. Body Paragraph(s) • Topic Sentence • Main Idea of the paragraph • Mini-claim • Prove thesis true • Ex. Ender’s isolation causes him to go crazy. • Evidence/Data • SPECIFIC examples of support • Quotes, data, statistics • Ex. Ender yells at Bean for small things that didn’t really matter.

  5. Body Paragraphs (cont.) • Analysis/Warrant • Importance • Significance • Why does this support my thesis? • Warrant • Warrant for someone’s arrest. • CLAIM: You need to come to court. • WARRANT: Why you need to come to court. • The specific charges • Ex. By yelling at Bean, Ender shows that he no longer can remember the Lauchie he used to be. All he cares about is the battles and war.

  6. Conclusion • Restate Thesis • REWORDED • Highlight Main Points • Analysis/Warrants • Why is what I proved important • Ex. Ender’s isolation was vital in him killing the Buggars and saving the world. Without it, he would have been too scared to kill them.

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