Background information about your “Issue” and what the opposition says about it: Thesis Statement/Claim: Body Paragraph #1 (First argument/reason from your Thesis/Claim) Topic Sentence: Lead-in and Evidence, with citation: Analysis, at least 2 – 3 sentences. Start by explaining the evidence and then explain how the evidence supports your Claim. Do not write “This shows that…” or “I think that…”: Transition to Counter-Evidence: Lead-in and Counter-Evidence, with citation: Analysis, at least 2 – 3 sentences. Start by explaining the evidence and then explain how the evidence supports your Claim. Do not write “This shows that…” or “I think that…”: Lead-in and Evidence (with citation) that directly refutes the Counter-Evidence: Analysis, at least 2 – 3 sentences. Start by explaining the evidence and then explain how the evidence supports your Claim. Do not write “This shows that…” or “I think that…”: Transitional sentence to the next body paragraph: Body Paragraph #2 (Second argument/reason from your Thesis/Claim) Topic Sentence: Lead-in and Evidence, with citation: Analysis, at least 2 – 3 sentences. Start by explaining the evidence and then explain how the evidence supports your Claim. Do not write “This shows that…” or “I think that…”: Transition to Counter-Evidence: Lead-in and Counter-Evidence, with citation: Analysis, at least 2 – 3 sentences. Start by explaining the evidence and then explain how the evidence supports your Claim. Do not write “This shows that…” or “I think that…”: Lead-in and Evidence (with citation) that directly refutes the Counter-Evidence: Analysis, at least 2 – 3 sentences. Start by explaining the evidence and then explain how the evidence supports your Claim. Do not write “This shows that…” or “I think that…”: Transitional sentence to the next body paragraph: Conclusion Restate the Thesis/Claim: Relate to Present-Day issues. What’s going on now?
