Sentence 1 |
Name of author, genre, and title of work, date in parentheses; a rhetorically accurate ver (such as "claims," "argues," "asserts," "suggests"); and a THAT clause containing the major assertion or thesis statement in the work. |
Sentence 2 |
An explanation of how the author develops and supports the thesis, usually in chronological order. |
Sentence 3 |
A statement of the author's apparent purpose, followed by an "in order to" phrase. |
Sentence 4 |
A description of the intended audience and/or the relationship the author establishes with the audience. |