Template 1) Introductory Paragraph (2-4 sentences) Make sure to keep your introductory paragraph concise, strong and effective. What the introductory paragraph should accomplish: ▲ Explain the issue (briefly). ▲ Show that you understand the full complexities of the issue (for example, by recognizing competing interests or various factors). ▲ State your position on the issue (without the details yet). Sample template for introductory paragraph (2 sentences): a) Whether ________________________ depends on _____________________. b) (Insert your opinion), __________________________. 2) First Body Paragraph (3-5 sentences) Begin to develop your position with your most important reason. Use one or two examples to back up your main point: a) The chief reason for my view is ___________________________________. b) For example, ____________________________________. c) Moreover, ______________________________. d) Finally, ________________________. 3) Second Body Paragraph Expand your position with a "secondary" reason. Support your rationale further with at least one example. ▲ State your second reason (one only). ▲ Provide rationale and/or evidence to support it. Here's a sample template for the second body paragraph that accomplishes these objectives: a) Another reason for my view is_____________________________. b) Specifically,________________. c) The result is,__________________. 4) Optional Third Body Paragraph In this paragraph (optional) you acknowledge a competing viewpoint or counter-argument (and rationale and/or examples that support it), and then provide rebuttals to further support your position. In this paragraph you walk a tightrope, you must acknowledge the counter-argument, but yet deny it immediately in the next sentence and use that denial to strengthen your own argument. ▲ Acknowledge a different viewpoint or a counter-argument. ▲ Provide rationale and/or examples that support it. ▲ Provide a rebuttal. Here's a sample template for the third body paragraph that accomplishes the objectives indicated above: a) Some might argue,_____________________________. b) Yet,____________________ c) Others might cite, __________________. d) However,_____________________. 5) Conclusion Paragraph In this paragraph you write a summary of your position in 1 to 3 sentences: ▲ State the thrust of your position. ▲ Restate the main points from the body of your essay. The concluding paragraph is not the place for new information or reasons. It is not a place to draw new conclusions. a) In sum, I concur that ________________________. b) However,_________________; on the whole______________.
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