Q Submit a draft of your first two body paragraphs. Feel free to use the outline to help you, but please don't submit them drafted in the organizer. Type it out so it looks like regular paragraphs. You may also want to list your thesis statement at the top of the page. Don't expect perfection, remember this is just a draft. Body Paragraph Topic Sentence (1 sentence): Preview what you plan to discuss in this paragraph. Assertion (1 sentence): State what you are claiming about the topic of this paragraph. This must directly support your thesis. Remember this is a mini-thesis statement. (Context &) Evidence (1-3 sentences): Provide a specific example or quote from your research that proves the above assertion to be true. Be sure to use a signal phrase like “According to _______” to indicate you’re dropping some knowledge on your reader. Note: For quotes that take up four or more full lines on the paper, they have to be formatted differently. It’s called a blocked quote. If your quote is long enough to block, it’s too long. Paraphrase or cut down your quote. (Look on Purdue OWL under “MLA Formatting Quotations” for specific directions.) https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html Elaboration (2-6 sentences): Explain how the evidence provided above proves your assertion; try beginning with a phrase like “This evidence shows…” Clincher or Closing Sentence (1 sentence): Use this opportunity to conclude your paragraph by restating your main idea, without repeating it. Body Paragraph Topic Sentence (1 sentence): Preview what you plan to discuss in this paragraph. Assertion (1 sentence): State what you are claiming about the topic of this paragraph. This must directly support your thesis. Remember this is a mini-thesis statement. (Context &) Evidence (1-3 sentences): Provide a specific example or quote from your research that proves the above assertion to be true. Be sure to use a signal phrase like “According to _______” to indicate you’re dropping some knowledge on your reader. Note: For quotes that take up four or more full lines on the paper, they have to be formatted differently. It’s called a blocked quote. If your quote is long enough to block, it’s too long. Paraphrase or cut down your quote. (Look on Purdue OWL under “MLA Formatting Quotations” for specific directions.) https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html Elaboration (2-6 sentences): Explain how the evidence provided above proves your assertion; try beginning with a phrase like “This evidence shows…” Clincher or Closing Sentence (1 sentence): Use this opportunity to conclude your paragraph by restating your main idea, without repeating it.