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c. Explanation – How does your evidence/quote clearly relates to your topic and proves

your claim? For instance, how does this example from the text show character

change?

II. Body Paragraph #3 topic__________________________________

a. CLAIM/Topic Sentence. It must be directly related to the THESIS

b. Evidence - Direct or Indirect Quote with description from the text (use at least one

to two specific references to the text in each body paragraph)

c. Explanation – How does your evidence/quote clearly relates to your topic and proves

your claim? For instance, how does this example from the text show character

change?

V. Conclusion (choose at least one of these)

What your conclusion should do:

a. Answer the question "So What?" Show your readers why this paper was important.

Show them that your paper was meaningful and useful.

b. Synthesize, don't summarize Don't simply repeat things that were in your paper. They

have read it. Show them how the points you made and the support and examples you used

were not random, but fit together.

c. Redirect your readers Give your reader something to think about, perhaps a way to use

your paper in the "real" world. If your introduction went from general to specific, make

your conclusion go from specific to general. Think globally.

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