thesis - debatability is key
angle - what are you trying to prove/ what is your position
rules for literary writing
- we never say anything without evidence
- data
-example or illustration
- expert opinion
paper should be 50 percent your work and 50 percent quotations and illustrations
when you make a reference elaborate on it, explain it, show how it relates
structure
lead sentence
illustration/ example
analysis of illustration
all to support thesis
