Introduction - Your first paragraph that contains a hook, summary / background, and a thesis or claim statement, Hook - This should be in your introduction and is intended to get your reader interested in your writing by beginning with a question, an anecdote (short personal story), surprising fact or statistic, onomatopoeia, rhetorical question, etc., Summary / Background - This should be in your introduction and is intended to hit the big points without giving the whole story away. This should be no longer than 2-3 sentences., Thesis Statement / Claim Statement - This should be the final item included in your introduction. Give your answer to the prompt and the ways you intend to prove it (your 2-4 reasons). In an argumentative essay this is your claim., Body Paragraphs - These “quote sandwiches” include a topic sentence, context, introduction to text evidence, text evidence (with citation), explanation, and a concluding sentence. You will have one of these for each of the "reasons" you included in your thesis statement. , Topic Sentence - Write a separate topic sentence to begin each of your body paragraphs (your first body paragraph should be all about your first "reason" and your second paragraph all about your second "reason," etc. that is listed in your thesis statement). Every body paragraph after will follow the same format., Context - This should be the second item included in your body paragraphs. Think ahead to your text evidence and explain what is happening at that point in the text. Keep this short, Introduce Your Quote / Text Evidence - This is the third item included in your body paragraphs.This is a transitional word that leads into your text evidence, Quote / Text Evidence - This should be the fourth item included in each body paragraph. Make sure to put “quotes” when necessary and always cite your source (author’s last name pg/para. number)., Explanation - This should be the fifth item included in each of your body paragraphs. How does your text evidence prove your answer to the prompt (or your claim in argumentative)? This should be 2-3 times as long as your text evidence and is arguably the most important part of your essay., Concluding Sentence - This should be the final item included in each of your body paragraphs. This will sound very similar to your topic sentence. Think of this as the conclusion for the paragraph., Final Body Paragraph in an Argumentative Essay - This argumentative paragraph includes a counterclaim and rebuttal. This should be included as your final body paragraph (only in argumentative writing), Counterclaim - This paragraph is your opportunity to acknowledge that not everyone agrees with your claim. What is the opposing argument to your claim?, Refute / Rebuttal - Use evidence and reasoning to prove the counterclaim incorrect. Make sure to keep this and all other parts of your essay formal in nature., Conclusion - Includes a summary of each of your reasons from your thesis statement, a connection to real life (when possible), and a restatement of your thesis or claim, Summarize Your Reasons - These make up the first couple of sentences for your conclusion. Explain how each reason supports your answer to the prompt / your claim. Each of your reasons should get its own sentence here., Connect to Real Life - This would the second item included in your conclusion. Are there elements from the prompt that are present in the real world or have you had life experience with what the prompt is asking? If so, this is a great place to add a few sentences explaining your connection., Restate Your Thesis - With this final sentence of your essay, think of a new / different way to answer the prompt., Logical Fallacies - You should work to avoid these or make sure they are addressed in your counterargument,

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