Now, here are tips and strategies to make sure the grader finds all he or she is looking for in your paper and gives you the best possible grade. If so, stick to it. But if the title is up to you, you want to get the reader interested and alert. You have caught the reader's interest with the title. Now you want to get him or her on your side.
Readers are busy.
Explain at once what he or she needs to know about your piece. Here are some examples lack of sources or information biased sources surviving evidence material is in bad condition or incomplete Note that these watchpoints and problems are specifically scholarly. They are NOT to be used for personal difficulties in tackling the assignment, such as all the books were checked out of the library, couldn't find any pictures, didn't have enough time, don't feel competent. The purpose of your paper is to help your reader navigate the field, so stick to academic problems and watchpoints only. But you can sometimes exploit your personal problems usefully.