Constructing Paragraphs
Be sure to have the correct heading:
A – Your last name and the page number in the heading
B – Your name, the class name (Faust), my name, and the date (8 September 2054) at the top left side (not in the header).
C -- The title is the page numbers for the reading; e.g. Faust, pages 53 - 58
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Sample:
Doe – 1
[in the header so the next page number will automatically appear on each new page]
John Doe
Faust
Mrs. Meyer
9 September 2014
[not in the header; simply in the top left corner of the first page; it shouldn’t reappear on each succeeding page the way “Doe – 1 (or 2 or 3)” should]
A. How is a paragraph constructed?
1) Turn your question into your topic sentence.
2) Find at least three ways to support your topic sentence (in about five sentences). You may include a short quotation, but be specific.
3) Finally, wrap up the paragraph by referring again to the topic sentence from a slightly different perspective.
e.g. Question: What is Doctor Faustus trying to achieve when he “calls up the devil”?
1) By calling up the devil, Dr. Faustus is trying to achieve both general and specific aims. 2) His general aim is to achieve power, honor, and omnipotence. He believes that “A sound magician is a mighty god” (p. 3) [put the page number of the quotation; if possible also put the line number]; therefore, he hopes to move upward from his position in the great chain of being. Dr. Faustus also has a number of specific aims that he hopes to accomplish with his power: he wants to send spirits around to wolrd to bring back gold and exotic fruits; he wants to change the course of the rivers and have all students wear silk; he wants to gather an army to expel the enemy. 3) In short, Faust wants ultimate power over the physical and spiritual worlds.