The Bedford Researcher: Chapter Fourteen

Chapter 14 was about drafting your document. You can use your outline as a framework for the paper because it includes points that you will make, the order in which you will make your points, and evidence to support them. 

    To create effective paragraphs, they need to each focus on a central idea, follow an organized pattern (chronology, description, definition, etc.). Use details to get readers attention.. do more than just state the facts! Integrate information from sources effectively, like to introduce a concept, strengthen an argument, or elaborate on an idea. Also, create transitions within and between paragraphs so that the relationship between sentences and paragraphs is shown.

    How can you draft your introduction? First, frame the issue. Call the attention of your readers so that they view the issue in a particular way, the way that you want. Select a strategy for the introduction. You can use one or more of these strategies: state the topic, establish the context, state the thesis, define a problem, make a surprising statement, ask a question, tell a story, provide a historical account, draw a contrast, or lead with a quotation.

  To make sure your document is easy to follow, provide a map of where tue document will be going, use headings and subheadings, provide forecasts and cross-references, use a readable font, numbered lists, headers, or footers. All of these can help. 

    To draft a conclusion, reinforce your points, restate the thesis in different words, select a strategy for the conclusion (offer additional analysis, speculate about the future, close with a quote, or a story, or question, OR call your readers to action!)