College Composition / Unit 15 CMP 0370 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Organization and the Thesis
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The idea
A good organization follows from the thesis: the claim tells readers what to expect, and the order delivers it.
In practice
A thesis naming three reasons sets up three paragraphs in that order; a thesis proposing a solution sets up problem, then solution.
Where people slip
When the order of the body contradicts the order the thesis implies, revise one to match the other.
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