Introduction, Analysis, And Arrangement Checklist
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Intro checklist Does your summary provide as much context — and only as much context — as your audience needs to grasp the meaning of your thesis? Yes = Does your thesis paragraph offer a surprising, original, and thought-provoking argument? Yes = Does your thesis respond to the whole question? Yes = Does it make a debatable claim about the meaning of the artifact? Yes = Does it explain the reasoning behind that claim? Yes = Is your thesis specific enough that readers will understand precisely what you’re arguing? Yes = Are all of the key ideas in your thesis logically connected? Yes = ~ Does your intro provide too much background info? Yes = Does your thesis make a fairly obvious argument? Yes = Does your thesis only partially respond to the question? Yes = Is your thesis merely a statement of fact? Yes = Do you neglect to explain the “why” behind your thesis? Yes = Is your thesis vague — a mere “placeholder”? Yes = Are the ideas in your thesis paragraph disconnected? Yes = Analysis paragraph checklist Does the paragraph clearly state the main argumentative claim? Yes = Does it present the relevant evidence as directly as possible? Yes = Does it draw upon Hunt’s concepts and use her terms? Yes = Does it make the connection to the thesis? Yes = ~ Is it more summary than analysis? Yes = Does it include multiple claims or pieces of evidence? Yes = Arrangement checklist Does the arrangement develop the thesis, not just reiterate it? Yes = Is it organized in a logically progressive sequence that builds to a “climax”? Yes = Does it give the most space to the most important ideas, the least to the least important? Yes = Does it stick to the thesis throughout? Yes =
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Intro checklist Does your summary provide as much context — and only as much context — as your audience needs to grasp the meaning of your thesis?
Yes = J
Does your thesis paragraph offer a surprising, original, and thought-provoking argument?
Yes = J
Does your thesis respond to the whole question? Yes = J Does it make a debatable claim about the meaning of the artifact? Yes = J Does it explain the reasoning behind that claim? Yes = J Is your thesis specific enough that readers will understand precisely what you’re arguing?
Yes = J
Are all of the key ideas in your thesis logically connected? Yes = J ~
Does your intro provide too much background info? Yes = L Does your thesis make a fairly obvious argument? Yes = L Does your thesis only partially respond to the question? Yes = L Is your thesis merely a statement of fact? Yes = L Do you neglect to explain the “why” behind your thesis? Yes = L Is your thesis vague — a mere “placeholder”? Yes = L Are the ideas in your thesis paragraph disconnected? Yes = L
Analysis paragraph checklist
Does the paragraph clearly state the main argumentative claim? Yes = J Does it present the relevant evidence as directly as possible? Yes = J Does it draw upon Hunt’s concepts and use her terms? Yes = J Does it make the connection to the thesis? Yes = J
~ Is it more summary than analysis? Yes = L Does it include multiple claims or pieces of evidence? Yes = L
Arrangement checklist Does the arrangement develop the thesis, not just reiterate it? Yes = J Is it organized in a logically progressive sequence that builds to a “climax”? Yes = J Does it give the most space to the most important ideas, the least to the least important?
Yes = J
Does it stick to the thesis throughout? Yes = J
