• Start your paper with something to catch the reader's attention, a hook, a fun quote, or an interesting fact. Introduce the interpersonal concept that you have selected to research. Include a thesis statement which is a one to two sentence statement about the main idea of your research paper. Provide a roadmap for your paper by listing out the three main points you will be discussing in the rest of the body of your essay.
• Paragraph 2: Define the interpersonal concept that you have selected to discuss in your research paper. Explain the concept/topic. What is it? Include one supporting source or quote from the research you found. Tie it back to how this point supports your thesis.
• Paragraph 3: Discuss how this interpersonal concept relates to interpersonal communication and/or interpersonal relationships. Include one supporting source or quote from the research you found. Tie it back to how this point supports your thesis.
• Paragraph 4: Discuss how this interpersonal concept can be used in our interpersonal communication with others to become more competent and effective communicators in our lives and our relationships. Include one supporting source or quote from the research you found. Tie it back to how this point supports your thesis.
• Paragraph 5: Restate your thesis statement and restate the interpersonal concept you discussed in your paper. Restate your points from the body paragraphs. Make some concluding remarks about why your thesis and the interpersonal concept are important to know. 

• Topic: Friends with Benefits

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