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PlanningRecipe for Success!

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In this lecture…

• A metaphor• A better metaphor• A strategy• Wrapping up• Resources

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A metaphor

• Grab• Chop• Mix• Simmer

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A better metaphor

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A Strategy

• See what’s possible• Choose message• Identify points• Start with end• End at beginning

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Wrapping up

Introduction• Prepares reader for subject• Introduces thesis• May introduce key points to examine in body

Body• Examines each point in turn• As many paragraphs as needed• Explains and supports thesis

Conclusion• Synthesizes ideas in body• Shows how thesis is supported• Does not introduce new ideas

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Resources

• Beginning the Academic Essay– http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Begin.html

• How to Plan Essays– http://www.mantex.co.uk/2009/09/16/how-to-plan-essays/

• How to Write an Academic Essay– http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Academic-Essay

• Invention: Starting the Writing Process– http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/587/01/

• Overview of the Academic Essay– http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Overvu.html