Topic：ageism / Middle-aged people’s difficulties in re-employment in China
arguments: In China’s current job market, how does age discrimination affect middle-aged re-employed people?
the paper includes five parts:
1. introduction
1st sentence: Hook (expert quote OR testimony OR statement that hooks the reader’s attention)
2nd: introductory sentence(s) – introduce importance of the topic (general)
3rd: Connection sentence(s) – what is the specific context (ex. Country/people group)
Last sentence – thesis statement (argument & roadmap with key words)
the thesis statement structure
From a ___________ perspective, specific topic + your opinion + connection to another concept (BECAUSE)+ roadmap (THROUGH, IN, WITH, BY).
example: From an anthropological perspective, orphan care in Haiti must focus on nurturing because complex cultural patterns continue to put children at risk through abandonment, desperation, imprisonment, and slavery.
2. background (includes 2 paragraphs)
1st para:
Length: ½ page – 1 page long
A= main topic
B= supporting details
General info – definition, historical background, explain meaning of the topic/issue, how it is prevalent in the world in general (broader perspective)
2nd para:
C= main argument of the essay
Specific info – specific country with this issue, percentages that illustrate the issues, provide brief specific context
Ex. If your body paragraphs will be about the causes, this section could be about the effects. If your body paragraphs will be about solutions, this could be about the problem
3.body paragraphs (includes 6 paragraphs)
section 1(keywords 1)
section 1 includes 2 paragraphs
section 2(keyword 2)
section 2 includes 2 paragraphs
section 3(keyword 3)
section 3 includes 2 paragraphs
2-3 pieces of evidence for each body paragraph
4. conclusion
Length: About 5 sentences
No new info or solutions
Brief summary
Rephrase thesis statement in a new way
Last sentence – leave the reader thinking
5. references