Assertion: - The assertion (or topic sentence) states the specific arguable point you will make in
the paragraph.
- Moreover, the assertion connects the paragraph to your thesis (claim).
- Generally, assertions should go at the beginning of the paragraph (the first
sentence, or – if there's a transition sentence – the second).
- Assertions must be arguable – the point that YOU are making about something.
eXample: - The examples are the evidence that supports (or "proves") your assertion.
- These could be a direct quote from the text, a detailed description of a visual
object, data, etc.
- Examples should be introduced and briefly contextualized.
Explanation: - Examples NEVER speak for themselves: you must provide explanations, which
clarify how and why the evidence relates to your assertion and subsequently your
central claim.
- For instance, in a textual analysis, an explanation of a quote pulls out particular
words, images, references, etc., from the example and shows how these
support the assertion.
- Explanation of examples and data outline the reasoning that logically links the
evidence to the assertion.
Significance: -If you simply state, support and explain the assertions, your reader may respond
with indifference unless you also tell them why they should care by showing
the significance.
- Statements of significance anticipate and answer the question "So What?" In other
words, why is the point made in the paragraph important in light of your
thesis?
- Providing significance is crucial to making an argument that says something, has a
purpose, or is interesting.
Nancy Clutter was the last person to go to bed on the night of the murder. On that night, Bobby visited her and left by 11p.m. Nancy noted the time Bobby left in her diary. During the investigation, Bobby was the first suspect apprended by the police since he was the last that visited the Clutters on the night of their murder.
Explanation:
In Cold Blood was written by Truman Capote. The story gives an investigative insight into the murder of the Clutters. Perry and his friend were the perpetrators who were later apprended.
The speaker is talking about the water. During winter, the water enters the cracks and freezes and expands. It breaks the stone and makes cracks and when the water melts the holes are bigger. What he is describing is mechanical weathering which is common in nature.
