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What kind of paper am I supposed to write?

in your handbook:
3a-Establish Your Goals
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  • Your Rhetorical Situation
  • Looking Carefully at Your Assignment
  • How can I come up with ideas for my paper?

    in your handbook:
    3b-Explore Your Topic
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  • Asking Questions
  • Freewriting
  • Brainstorming
  • Making an Idea Map
  • How do I find a topic for a personal essay?

    in your handbook:
    8a-Find a Reflective Topic

    How do I narrow my topic?

    in your handbook:
    9b-Narrow Your Topic and Write a Thesis

    How do I come up with ideas for a rhetorical analysis paper?

    in your handbook:
    7d-Analyze the Context and the Text

    What's the best way to write an effective thesis?

    in your handbook:
    3c-Write a Working Thesis
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  • Developing a Working Thesis
  • How do I write a good introduction?

    in your handbook: 4f-Write Effective Beginning and Ending Paragraphs
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  • Writing an Effective Opening Paragraph





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