Starting Your Paper

There are 3 parts to your research paper: 1-Introduction, 2-Body, 3-Conclusion.  Each part has its own purpose and should be written to serve only that purpose. 

Introduction:

• attracts the attention of your audience
• states your thesis statement

Body:

• provides the main reasons for your thesis statement
• holds the evidence to support your reasons 
• MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION TO CITE YOUR EVIDENCE!
• is the largest part of your paper (minimum 3 paragraphs)

Conclusion:

• restates your thesis statement
• wraps up the paper in an interesting way