Introductory Paragraph Subject: ______________Name: _______________________ Write your hook here: Which type of hook did you choose? _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Start with a broad statement: Start with the subject key words ; then give your opinion; Be concise. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _Give your points in one sentence. The order of which should be the same as your report body paragraphs. Think about using an inverted sentence structure. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _Use the subject key and then transition the sentence to the first point. _______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Question: Do not just restate the prompt. Lead or create bias through your beginning question. Anecdote: Bring the reader in. Make it emotional with a personal story. Scenario: Create an imaginary situation that will cause fear, love or emotional attachment to the topic. Startling fact or statistic: Startling is the key here. It needs to get the readers’ attentions. Hook Thesis Paragraph points Transitional Sentence

Name: _______________________ Examples Evidence Elaborated Quote Personal Experience Prior Knowledge Fact/or Statistic Broad Topic Sentence: Body paragraph no. __________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Put the type of supporting sentence in the left hand box. Choose from the bank below. Supporting Sentences______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion: Remember to elaborate____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Another way to say What I mean is This connect to my argument because This shows that The reason for this is that In other words

Name: _______________________ Examples Evidence Elaborated Quote Personal Experience Prior Knowledge Fact/or Statistic Broad Topic Sentence: Body paragraph no. __________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Put the type of supporting sentence in the left hand box. Choose from the bank below. Supporting Sentences______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion: Remember to elaborate____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Another way to say What I mean is This connect to my argument because This shows that The reason for this is that In other words

Name: _______________________ Examples Evidence Elaborated Quote Personal Experience Prior Knowledge Fact/or Statistic Broad Topic Sentence: Body paragraph no. __________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Put the type of supporting sentence in the left hand box. Choose from the bank below. Supporting Sentences______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion: Remember to elaborate____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Another way to say What I mean is This connect to my argument because This shows that The reason for this is that In other words

Thesis Conclusion Write your thesis statement: ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Point One ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Point Two ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Point Three ___________________________ ___________________________ Write your concluding statement in a more argumentive way:__________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Point One ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Point Two ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Point Three ___________________________ ___________________________ Name: ________________