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Micro Topics, Subtopics & Argument in Miel -Con Paragraphs

Micro Topics, Subtopics & Argument in Miel -Con Paragraphs. Main Idea. Main idea of paragraph- What is it? Must introduce necessary points Micro topic Does the micro topic need to be in the “M ”- Yes Subtopics Was the subtopic introduced yet?

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Micro Topics, Subtopics & Argument in Miel -Con Paragraphs

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  1. Micro Topics, Subtopics & Argument in Miel-Con Paragraphs

  2. Main Idea • Main idea of paragraph- What is it? • Must introduce necessary points • Micro topic • Does the micro topic need to be in the “M”- Yes • Subtopics • Was the subtopic introduced yet? • Does the subtopic have to be in the “M” of all three body paragraphs? No but definitely in the 1st of 3 • Should it be anywhere in the three body paragraphs? • Argument • Does the argument need to be in the “M” Yes • Documents • Does the evidence need to be included in the “M” No

  3. Introduction of Evidence • What should this contain? • Does the Micro topic need to be addressed? No • Does the Subtopic need to be addressed? No • Does the argument need to be addressed? No • What does a good “I” contain? • Who wrote the information that you are going to use • What bias if any does the author have? Do you want to include this? Will it help or hurt your argument? • What do most people think about the topic? Is this Accurate or are you going to give information that changes the readers views?

  4. Evidence • What should this contain? • Does the Micro topic need to be addressed? • Does the Subtopic need to be addressed? • Does the argument need to be addressed? • What does a good “E” contain? • What is the main idea of the document? • Only relevant information is necessary (MLA) • Paraphrasing or summarizing information shows analysis and is usually better • Quotes- You must ask… • Are they necessary? • How much of the document should be quoted

  5. Link • What should this contain? • Does the Micro topic need to be addressed? Yes • Does the Subtopic need to be addressed? Yes • Does the argument need to be addressed? Yes • What does a good “L” contain? • It depends on what was in the “E” • Between the E and L you must • Connect the information to micro, sub, and argument • Will probably need multiple sentences at this point • This is the most analytical part of the essay and where argument is proven

  6. 2nd or 3rd Piece of Evidence • What should this contain? • Sometimes needs another “I” but not always • “E” should be very similar • “L” can be difficult • Needs to do all the same things that prior “E” did • Should not be too repetitious in wording • Is this evidence necessary?

  7. Conclusion • What should this contain? • Does the Micro topic need to be addressed? • Does the Subtopic need to be addressed? • Does the argument need to be addressed? • What does a good “Con” contain? • Must either summarize paragraph or • Transition into next paragraph • What if the next paragraph is a different subtopic? • Should you summarize all three prior micro topics? • Should you transition from the prior subtopic into the next subtopic?

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