Reminders:
Use RAFTS to determine what you are being asked to do.
Argument
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Introduction and Claim with three major supporting reasons.
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Transition -- First reason to support your claim.
Evidence and explanation (2 or more pieces of evidence with explanation) |
Transition -- Second reason to support your claim.
Evidence and explanation (2 or more pieces of evidence with explanation) |
Optional third paragraph (or more) to support your claim --
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Recognize Counter-Claim and Rebut with Evidence and Explanation
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Conclusion
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Do not forget to use transitions and to keep your writing formal.
Informative (for SAGE)
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Introduction with Central Idea Sentence
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Support and Explanation #1
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Support and Explanation #2
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Conclusion
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Do not forget to use transitions and to keep your writing formal.
Supporting Details/Evidence can include
Quotes, paraphrase, summary, facts, statistics
(Your explanation of why each is significant should be included.)
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Examples of ways to cite sources
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According to S.E. Hinton, she had friends who were greasers and friends who were socs.
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S.E. Hinton, in an interview reported on Outsiders Fan Club Online, said “I was born without the need-to-belong gene.”
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“Ponyboy’s gang was inspired by a true-life gang”(Outsider Fan Club).
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“At that time realistic fiction didn’t exist” (S.E. Hinton).
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