Engaging Intro (1-2 paragraphs)
Share a specific story, personal anecdote, or hypothetical scenario that hints at the territory you’ll cover in this paper, indicates there’s a problem or issue worth exploring, and/or nods towards why it’s urgent
or important to draw your audience into your essay
Claim Centrality (1 paragraph)
Explain why the territory you’re exploring is meaningful and/or why your audience should care about it or see it as worth exploring
Overview of the Conversation (3-4 paragraphs)
Provide a cohesive and comprehensive overview of what 3 non-scholarly sources have to say about this territory
Introduce the author, title, and publication of each source
Develop deliberate transitions between each source summary
Establish Your Niche (1 paragraph)
Contextualize your niche inquiry (or inquiries!) in response to the research you reviewed in the previous step so your audience knows what the focus of your project will be and how it fits with or adds to what’s already been written
Engage with at least Three Concepts/Data Points from at least Two Scholarly Sources to Explore Your
Niche Inquiry & Related Inquiries (3-5 paras)