1. THESIS TEMPLATE Introductory ¶

2. Sentence #1 Some people (see TS/IS, p. 22 for variations) Choose one: think, believe, claim, imagine, don’t think, express the view [or your own verb] that X Choose one: is true, is false, is a problem/issue/concern

3. EXAMPLE 1 st paragraph Some people think that global warming is a fiction. Others hope that the government will take steps to solve the problem. Climatology experts who study global weather patterns say that rising temperatures have already begun to change the melting rate of the polar ice caps in a way that will result in dramatic consequences for our life on earth.

4. Sentence #2 see TS/IS p. 37: verb list Others – Choose one: deny, hope, say the opposite, do not even care, pray, wish, opine, think – THAT Y (will take care of it, will solve the problem, will make it unnecessary to think about it)

5. Sentence #3 Experts who – Choose one: study, know, research, observe, comprehend, work on the problem – of X say that Z (introduce another concern)

6. Remainder of the essay Paragraph or section #2 contains examples of the fiction. Paragraph or section #3 contains examples of “letting the government solve it.” Paragraph or section #4 contains a discussion of evidence from experts that support/refute the preceding paragraphs Paragraph or section #5 contains your conclusion and a clear statement of your thesis.

7. Template Some people that is. Others that will. Experts who say that. Section 2 = Section 3 = Section 4 = Section 5 =

8. Revise Gray Area Reflection using the template