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* * * * Paragraph and Paper Planning: Using a Writing Blueprint Created and Offered by Student Support Services at Troy University (Main Campus) Workshop Objectives Teach participating students to follow a basic paragraph blueprint (template). Teach students a basic essay blueprint. Help students expand paragraphs and retain the focus of their paragraphs. Teach students the persuasive power of evidence. Provide students a practice exercise. Provide students with supplemental study materials. A Blueprint? Definitions: A model A construction guide A detailed plan of action A Writing Blueprint is a Writing Model, Guide, Plan of Action or system. Writing is a construction activity. Why Use a Blueprint? Unity: All sentences in paragraph and essay refer to the main idea, topic and thesis. Coherence: Sentences and paragraphs are logically organized and follow a definite plan of development. Development: Every idea in the paragraph or essay is explained and supported through evidence and examples. A Blueprint helps writers stay on task as writers strive for . . . A Basic Paragraph Blueprint Topic Sentence Supporting sentence 1 -- Supporting evidence 1 Supporting sentence 2 -- Supporting evidence 2 Supporting sentence 3 -- Supporting evidence 3 III. Concluding sentence Basic Parts of a Paragraph Topic Sentence – General statement of paragraph’s main idea. It is not the thesis. Supporting statement – More specific statement that puts a burden of proof on the writer Supporting details or examples – Evidence which satisfies the burden of proof Concluding Sentence – a restatement of the topic sentence An Essay Blueprint Three Essay Parts I. Introduction – starts broadly, usually with a topic sentence. Narrows to the thesis statement. II. Body– Explores and details the thesis. Each body paragraph needs a topic sentence that is related to the thesis. III. Conclusion – Restates the thesis. May summarize body paragraphs contents. P