oning Free writing Diagram of an essay Title of the essay Introduction Opening remarks to catch reader ’ s interest Thesis statement topic sentence 1 (supporting point 1) Body topic sentence 2 (supporting point 2) topic sentence 3 (supporting point 3) Conclusion Summary (optional); General closing remarks Unity Is my paper unified? a. Do I have a thesis that is clearly stated or implied in the introductory paragraph? b. Do all my supporting paragraphs support and back up my thesis? support Is my paper supported? a. Are there three separated supporting points for the thesis? b. Do I have spedific evidence for each of the three supporting points? c. Is there plenty of specific evidence for each point?