Name: Date: Period: 1
Body Paragraph 1
Step 1: TOPIC SENTENCE
Your Topic Sentence Answers the Question: What is one point to support your thesis (your central argument)?
Topic Sentence= Beginning Part of Thesis + 1 Point To Support Your Thesis
This is written 1st in your Body Paragraph 1
I DO
Yoplait
Reminder of thesis:
Step 1 (I do): Beginning part of thesis + 1 point to support your thesis
Topic Sentence Imitation Game
Thesis:
Topic Sentence for the Thesis:
You Do
Your Thesis
Step 1 for your own thesis (by yourself): Beginning part of thesis + 1 point to support your thesis
Step 3: INTRODUCE EVIDENCE
INTRODUCE EVIDENCE=
Part A: Where is the evidence coming from? State the author(s) and the text you will be quoting from.
Part B: In your own words, what is the evidence you will quote saying?
Put the evidence in your own words.
A stem you could use to introduce your evidence would be:
(state the author(s)), the author(s) of (state the text you will be quoting from) contend (this means to state something) that (summarize what the quote will say):
Other verbs you could use instead of contend, which means to state something:
Assert: to state something
Maintain: to declare to be true
State: to express something in words
Declare: to state something
This is written 2nd in Your Body Paragraph 1
I DO
Reminder of evidence for Body Paragraph 1:
Step 3 (I do): Introduce Your Evidence: Who is the author of the text you will be quoting from? What text are you quoting from? Put into your own words what the quote will say.
(state author), the author of(state title) contend that
Announcing Evidence Game
Introducing Evidence
Evidencewill be
(By Yourself)
Reminder of evidence for Body Paragraph 1:
Step 3 for your own essay (by yourself): Introduce Your Evidence: Who is the author of the text you will be quoting from? What text are you quoting from? Put into your own words what the quote will say.
(state author), the author of(state title)
contend that
Step 2: QUOTE EVIDENCE
Quote evidence from the text to support your topic sentence.
Use the following structure: “words wordswords” (Page Number You Quoted From).
I Do
Reminder of Topic Sentence:
What Are a Few Pieces of Evidence to Support Your Topic Sentence?
#1.
#2.
#3.
Which Piece of Evidence Would You Like to Use to Support Your Topic Sentence? Circle: #1 #2 #3
Why Does This Piece of Evidence Support Your Topic Sentence?
This piece of evidence supports my topic sentence because
Your Essay
Write Your Topic Sentence for Your Body Paragraph 1
What Are a Few Pieces of Evidence to Support Your Topic Sentence?
#1.
#2.
#3.
Which Piece of Evidence Would You Like to Use to Support Your Topic Sentence? Circle: #1 #2 #3
Why Does This Piece of Evidence Support Your Topic Sentence?
This piece of evidence supports my topic sentence because
Step 4: EXPLAIN HOW THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE TOPIC SENTENCE
Answer the Question: How does this piece of evidence support the point I made in my topic sentence?
This is written 4th in your Body Paragraph 1
I Do
Topic Sentence Reminder:
Evidence Reminder:
Step 4 (I do): How does the piece of evidence support the point I made in my topic sentence?
Explaining Evidence Game
Essay Question: Explain what Batman does to show he is a good man.
Thesis: Batman shows that he is a good man because he saves lives.
Evidence: The image.
Game:
1st-Explain how this image supports the thesis.
In this image Batman…
2nd-Do this same thing with another image you create. The team who correctly completes this task the best and the fastest gets a Batman cape!!!
Image
Your Essay
Topic Sentence Reminder:
Evidence Reminder:
Step 4 for your essay (by yourself): How does the piece of evidence support the point I made in my topic sentence?
Step 5: CONCLUDE
In one to two sentences, restate your topic sentence in a different way (keeping the new evidence presented to support your topic sentence in mind)
This is written 5th in your Body Paragraph 1
I Do
Topic Sentence Reminder:
Step 5 (I do): Restate your topic sentence in a different way (keeping the new evidence presented to support your topic sentence in mind)
Long Live King/Queen Conclude! Game
(The class will come up with a topic sentence for a made up explanatory essay)
Topic sentence for a made up explanatory essay:
Challenge: Rewrite the topic sentence in a different way. Use three words from the thesaurus to rewrite the topic sentence in a different way
A crown will be given to the group members that have the best conclusion sentence. Then we will all chant: “Long live…(each group member’s name 3 times).
Your Essay
Step 5 for your own essay (by yourself): Restate your topic sentence in a different way (keeping the new evidence presented to support your topic sentence in mind)
Body Paragraph 2 (Your Essay)
Thesis Reminder:
Step 1: TOPIC SENTENCE: Beginning part of thesis + 2nd point to support your thesis
Step 3: INTRODUCE YOUR EVIDENCE: Who is the author of the text you will be quoting from? What text are you quoting from? Put into your own words what the quote will say.
, the author of (title),
(CHOOSE 1: asserts, insists, maintains, contends, states, declares) that
Step 2: EVIDENCE: Write Your Favorite Piece of Evidence To Support Your Topic Sentence
Step 4: EXPLAIN: How does the piece of evidence support the point I made in my topic sentence?
Step 5: CONCLUDE: Restate the topic sentence in a new way (keeping the new evidence presented to support your topic sentence in mind)
Body Paragraph 3 (Your Essay)
Thesis Reminder:
Step 1: TOPIC SENTENCE: Beginning part of thesis + 3rd point to support your thesis
Step 3: INTRODUCE YOUR EVIDENCE: Who is the author of the text you will be quoting from? What text are you quoting from? Put into your own words what the quote will say.
, the author of (title),
(CHOOSE 1: asserts, insists, maintains, contends, states, declares) that
Step 2: EVIDENCE: Write Your Favorite Piece of Evidence To Support Your Topic Sentence
Step 4: EXPLAIN: How does the piece of evidence support the point I made in my topic sentence?
Step 5: CONCLUDE: Restate the topic sentence in a new way (keeping the new evidence presented to support your topic sentence in mind)