Planning Your Argumentative Essay – 6th – 10thGrade

Long Form - Planning Your Argumentative Essay

INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH

  1. Attention Getter:

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  1. Situation/Problem (Opposing argument):______
  1. Thesis/Position/Claim:______

1ST BODY PARAGRAPH

  1. Topic Sentence(Reason #1 for Claim):______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______

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  1. Concluding/Transition Sentence (Use a complex sentence that starts with a dependent clause that refers to the previous information and ends with reference to the next reason.)

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2ND BODY PARAGRAPH

  1. Topic Sentence(Reason #2 for Claim):______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______

______

  1. Concluding/Transition Sentence (Use a complex sentence that starts with a dependent clause that refers to the previous information and ends with reference to the next reason.)

______

3RD BODY PARAGRAPH

  1. Topic Sentence(Reason #3 for Claim):______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______
  1. Evidence (Example supporting your topic sentence with introduction): ______
  1. Explain Evidence and Tie to the Claim (This can be a fact, anecdote, quote, reason, illustration or example to explain and support the claim): ______

______

  1. Concluding/Transition Sentence (Use a complex sentence that starts with a dependent clause that refers to the previous information and ends with reference to the next reason.)

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CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH:(The final paragraph, which is at least two-three sentences, may restate the thesis statement in new words, summarize the major points in the essay, predict an outcome related to the thesis, make an emotional appeal or a combination of these. The conclusion may also refer back to the opening anecdote, present a final quote that leaves the reader ultimately satisfied or use any device an introduction might use.)

  1. Restate the Thesis StatementClaim and Main Points in NEW terms:______
  1. Call to action/ “So what”:______

See Argumentative Format for alternative formats