Wednesday, November 12, 2014

MLA Format: Body (Structure and Content)

-Every paragraph must be indented with the Tab button on the keyboard
-Each piece of information should move from general to specific

This image shows an inverted pyramid that contains the following text. At the wide top of the pyramid, the text reads general information introduction, topic sentence. Moving down the pyramid to the narrow point, the text reads focusing direction of paper, telling. Getting more specific, showing. Supporting details, data. Conclusions and brief wrap up, warrant.

The four elements of a good paragraph
-Transition
-Topic sentence
-Evidence/Analysis
-Brief wrap-up
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