Writing for Analysis The TREC Building Blocks

Topic Sentence is the T Make your claim and tell me What your paragraph’s about State it clearly, Shout it out Topic Sentence is the T It’s the claim of your writing

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Slow it down now and transition Show the reader your position Use a Reason Detail Fact The RDF supports all that You’ve presented in your T Just one more thing before the E !!!

What? Oh yeah… Transitions yo! Furthermore and In Addition Will both help you to transition To another RDF Likewise also makes some sense With Moreover and Similarly The FILMS transitions are what you need!!!!

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NOW STOP!!!! The Es – explanation evidence of your education Showing what you think and read Use the Es and you’ll succeed The Es - examples, explanation and evidence of your education

Specific examples all explained Say what happens, Use character names The Who, What, Where, When, How and Why Use evidence from the text to try And prove the point made in your claim That’s good Es When you explain

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Once you offer all your Es And RDFs Then comes the C Concluding Sentence is Cs name Reminds the reader of your claim Presented in your topic sentence Now you’re done you just need practice !!!!

t r e c That’s TREC (the building blocks yo)