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3-4 Sentence Outline

Satisfactory Essays

I. Introduction Hook (interesting fact, statistic, question, expert quote, anecdote, imagine scenario, startling statistic/command): Background Information:(What are the two sides to the argument? Catch the reader up with you...what do you need to say in order to state your claim? 3-4 Sentences!) Thesis Statement: (Claim + because + reason 1, + reason 2, and + reason 3) II. Body Paragraph #1 Topic Sentence/Assertion/Claim (Introduce first reason by using a transition word such as The first reason, or To begin) Evidence #1 (Citation tag + Quote) Ex. “X insists, “__________” (X). Explanation/Analysis: (2 sentences: explain the quote AND tie it back to the thesis. Start with a tag, such as In other words… or This signifies… or To clarify, ...)

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