You should expect to write at minimum 5 paragraphs, including:
An introduction, which should clarify your understanding of the question and what is at stake in answering it. Are there different possible interpretations that you are grappling with? Which one do you think is best? Your introduction must include a direct answer to the question, often articulated in the last sentence of your introduction.
A main body of your essay, comprised of a series of paragraphs. Each paragraph should start with a clear claim, a claim that is relevant to the overall answer to the question you outline in the introduction. Then proceed to provide evidence that supports the claim, drawn from class materials (assigned readings/media or ideas discussed in class). Though this is in no way expected or required, if you wish you may refer to other sources to provide supporting evidence. If you make use of any materials that do not come from the syllabus or our in-class discussions you must cite them completely and accurately using footnotes and Chicago manual of style format. Any sentence that contains outside information must include a footnote.
Each body paragraph should conclude with a summarizing statement that helps transition to the following paragraph
Finally, in a concluding paragraph, summarize your key points and reflect on the broader significance of your answer- why should we care that you’ve come up with this answer? What does this answer reveal about a bigger picture? What are the implications of the answer you’ve arrived at?
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