Natural Disaster Essay

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Introductory Paragraph:

Hook (quote, anecdote, strong statement, question):

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2-3 Background Sentences (Interesting facts about natural disasters and or yours in particular):

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Thesis Statement – What is the essay going to discuss? (Main Idea plus three subtopics: Causes, Impacts, and

predicting and preparing):

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Body:

In the body discuss each subtopic in three separate paragraphs and support each subtopic with facts, examples, and quotations.Cite your sources!

Body Paragraph 1:

Causes and Conditions (What conditions must be present for your natural disaster to occur? What causes your natural disaster to occur?)

Topic Sentence (Topic plus first subtopic: Causes and/or conditions):

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Fact 5:

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Concluding Sentence (wrap up the paragraph and move on to the next topic):

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Body:

In the body discuss each subtopic in three separate paragraphs and support each subtopic with facts, examples, and quotations.Cite your sources!

Body Paragraph 2:

Human and Environmental Impacts(What happens to humans and the environment as a result of your natural disaster?)

Topic Sentence (Topic plus second subtopic: Human and EnvironmentalImpacts):

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Fact 5:

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Concluding Sentence (wrap up the paragraph and move on to the next topic):

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Body:

In the body discuss each subtopic in three separate paragraphs and support each subtopic with facts, examples, and quotations. Cite your sources!

Body Paragraph 3:

Predicting and Preparing(How are scientists working to predict your natural disaster? What do people need to do to be prepared for your natural disaster?)

Topic Sentence (Topic plus third subtopic: Predicting and Preparing):

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Concluding Sentence (wrap up the paragraph and move on to the next topic):

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Concluding Paragraph

Restatement Sentence: (Restate the thesis sentence in different words):

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Summary sentence for body paragraph 1:

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Summary sentence for body paragraph 2:

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Summary sentence for body paragraph 3:

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Closing (Aha) Sentence: (Plays off of the hook)

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