Statements to Consider Before Turning in an Essay*
DePauw University Writing Center
My paper is about:
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In it I argue that:
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This point/argument needs to be made because
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While some people who read _______________(name of your text) might think ___________________________, I want to draw their attention to _______________________________________________________.
This argument needed to be made because some people might not know that
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The most important point in my paper is that
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The best thing about my paper is
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Before I turn this paper in, I want to work on
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*Adapted from Dr. Anne Fernald’s English 130 Lecture, Fall 2000.