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Organization

The links below will help you to organize your ideas both at paragraph level and a paper level. Look in this section for information on writing introductions and conclusions, using outlines, writing effective paragraphs, creating coherence and unity, developing a thesis, and using transitions.

Structure Organization

Introductions

  • Guide to Writing a Basic Essay

Conclusions

Structure

  • Help on Creating Structure, Using an Outline from the Purdue OWL

Outlining

  • Reverse Outlining: An Exercise for Taking Notes and Revising Your Work
  • Help on Creating Structure, Using an Outline from the Purdue OWL

Paragraphing

  • Writing Effective Paragraphs
  • Writing Tips Paragraph Builder
  • Developing Coherent Paragraphs
  • A typology of paragraphs by function, from the University of Washington
  • Writing topic sentences

Transitions

  • LEO: Transition Cues
  • Purdue OWL: Writing Transitions
  • Transitional Devices

Thesis Development

  • LEO: Literacy Education Online. Thesis Statements
  • From the University of North Carolina: Constructing Thesis Statements
  • Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements
  • The Difference Between Statements of Purpose and Thesis Statements

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