Unit 1 EA#2 American Dream Synthesis Essay Sources & Suggestions for Writing Mrs. Musgrave’s Junior English

The Center for the American Dream

Center on Budget Policy and Priorities

Pew Research Center Poll

A Gallup Poll

A Metlife Survey

Suggestions for Writing

Signal phrases acknowledges, adds, admits, affirms, agrees, argues, asserts, believes, claims, comments, compares, confirms, contends, declares, demonstrates, denies, disputes, emphasizes, endorses, grants, illustrates, implies, insists, notes, observes, points out, reasons, refutes, rejects, reports, responds, states, suggests, thinks, underlines, writes

Introducing Sources and Expert views X reports that _____________. X suggests that _____________. X states, “_____________.” According to X, “_________________.” Americans today tend to believe that ________________. Conventional wisdom has it that _______________.

Introducing Sources and Expert views Common sense seems to dictate that ______________. The standard way of thinking about topic X has it that _______________. It is often said that _____________. Many people assumed that ______________. A recent study shows ______________. In the 20?? census it was shown that ______________.

Explaining Sources Basically, X is saying ______________. In other words, X believes ______________. In making this comment, X argues that ______________. X’s view confirms/reaffirms/clarifies the view that ______________. X is insisting that ______________. X’s point is that _______________. The essence of X’s argument is that ____________.