Introduction:

Introductory Paragraph
See,first,WritingIntroductoryParagraphsfordifferentwaysofgetting
yourreaderinvolvedinyouressay.Theintroductoryparagraphshouldalsoinclude
thethesisstatement,akindofminioutlineforthepaper:ittellsthereaderwhatthe
essayisabout.Thelastsentenceofthisparagraphmustalsocontainatransitional
"hook"whichmovesthereadertothefirstparagraphofthebodyofthepaper.

Body:
Body First paragraph:
Thefirstparagraphofthebodyshouldcontainthestrongestargument,most
significantexample,cleverestillustration,oranobviousbeginningpoint.Thefirst
sentenceofthisparagraphshouldincludethe"reversehook"whichtiesinwiththe
transitionalhookattheendoftheintroductoryparagraph.Thetopicforthis
paragraphshouldbeinthefirstorsecondsentence.Thistopicshouldrelatetothe
thesisstatementintheintroductoryparagraph.Thelastsentenceinthisparagraph
shouldincludeatransitionalhooktotieintothesecondparagraphofthebody.

Body Second paragraph:

Thesecondparagraphofthebodyshouldcontainthesecondstrongest
argument,secondmostsignificantexample,secondcleverestillustration,oran
obviousfollowupthefirstparagraphinthebody.Thefirstsentenceofthis
paragraphshouldincludethereversehookwhichtiesinwiththetransitionalhook
attheendofthefirstparagraphofthebody.Thetopicforthisparagraphshouldbe
inthefirstorsecondsentence.Thistopicshouldrelatetothethesisstatementin
theintroductoryparagraph.Thelastsentenceinthisparagraphshouldincludea
transitionalhooktotieintothethirdparagraphofthebody.

Body Third paragraph:

Thethirdparagraphofthebodyshouldcontaintheweakestargument,weakest
example,weakestillustration,oranobviousfollowuptothesecondparagraphin
thebody.Thefirstsentenceofthisparagraphshouldincludethereversehook
whichtiesinwiththetransitionalhookattheendofthesecondparagraph.The
topicforthisparagraphshouldbeinthefirstorsecondsentence.Thistopicshould
relatetothethesisstatementintheintroductoryparagraph.Thelastsentenceinthis
paragraphshouldincludeatransitionalconcludinghookthatsignalsthereaderthat
thisisthefinalmajorpointbeingmadeinthispaper.Thishookalsoleadsintothe
last,orconcluding,paragraph.

Conclusion:
Concluding paragraph:
Thisparagraphshouldincludethefollowing:

1. anallusiontothepatternusedintheintroductoryparagraph,

2. arestatementofthethesisstatement,usingsomeoftheoriginallanguageor
languagethat"echoes"theoriginallanguage.(Therestatement,however,must
notbeaduplicatethesisstatement.)

3. asummaryofthethreemainpointsfromthebodyofthepaper.

4. afinalstatementthatgivesthereadersignalsthatthediscussionhascometoan
end.(Thisfinalstatementmaybea"calltoaction"inanpersuasivepaper.)