UU114

Step 1: Understanding the task

C- Content: Overall topic
L- limiting words that narrow the topic
D- Direction words: words that tell you how to deal with
the limited topic.
Step 2: Creating Proposition
A point of view that can be argued
C+L= One sentence
Step 3: Creating a proposition
Turn your proposition into a question that will be the
focus of the research work.
Why, When, What, How, Where
Step 4: Brainstorm your ideas
 Listing of ideas
 You can eliminate irrelevancies later
 Free writing
 Spider diagram
Step 5: Organize and categories
Step 6: Describe, order and answer the question
Step 7: Thesis statement
Answer the questions from step 3
Step 2 + Step 5 = thesis statement
Step 8: Plan
 Assignment 1
Question: a) discussion essay
b) Argument essay
 Do not write sentences/ paragraph
 Write the key words / points
Argument essay plan
Introduction
Context
Subject
Limited subject
Issue
Thesis
Main idea 1
a) Provide details
b) Examples
Main idea 2
a) Provide details
b) Examples
Main idea 3
a) Provide details
b) Examples
Conclusion
Restate thesis statement
Implication of main points
Recommendation
Final thought
Block method
Advantage
Transition paragraph
Disadvantages
Conclusion
P by P
Advantage + Disadvantage