a/ you will need a short introductory paragraph that explains what you are doing and states the “big picture” as clearly as you can in one-three sentences.
b/ your paragraphs need to be focused (stay on topic) and developed (develop that topic) and move reasonably from one to the next (transition). Even if you choose the dialog form, the paragraphs (barring the occasional unruly interruption of one interlocutor by the other) need to have focus.
Format & citations: Use 1.5 spacing, 12-point font, ample side margins, and a descriptive title at the top of your first page (no separate title page). Number your pages and include your name. Put the word count of your essay on page 1.
Choose a citational system and use it consistently – Chicago style.
Start writing modular detail readings, blending them with supporting research citations. Pick one textual example and begin writing your first point at the “detail” level. Indicate how your detail reading supports your developing middle ground claims (look for both patterns and exceptions). You MAY use the same textual “detail” example for each of your middle ground points, considering the detail example from different angles.
Dovetail research material into your detail reading and into your developing middle ground points. In other words, use your research to help bolster and nuance your own detail readings. When you cite an external source, remember that quotations do not explain themselves: a very brief introductory and/or follow-up comment explains how the quotation supports, and/or makes us think more piquantly about, your point.
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