6th Grade Argumentative Essay Guided Outline/Student Writing Example
Title: ______________________________________________________________________________ | |
Introduction |
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Attention Getter | Anecdote/Quote/Fact/Statistic/Bold Statement/Feeling/Description |
Background Information | The topic of this debate is about… The two sides of the debate are some believe that...while others believe that... |
Claim/Thesis | What and why statement (...because…) |
Body Paragraph 1 | |
Topic Sentence/Claim | One reason….is that... |
Evidence Explain | For example, the text states, “...” (Source #). This shows...because... |
Evidence Explain | In addition, the text states, “...” (Source #). This shows...because... |
Transition | As the evidence shows... |
Body Paragraph 2 | |
Topic Sentence/Claim | Another reason….is that... |
Evidence Explain | For instance, according to…, “...” (Source #). This shows...because... |
Evidence Explain | Furthermore, the text states, “...” (Source #). This shows...because... |
Transition | As the evidence shows... |
Counterargument | ONLY FOR ADVANCED WRITERS THAT NEED TO BE CHALLENGED |
Rebuttal | By contrast, others may argue... |
Reason Explain | One argument they make is… However, they are wrong because... |
Summary | While there are some good arguments for…, the evidence clearly shows that... |
Conclusion |
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Restate Claim/Thesis | What and why statement |
Summarize Points | Explain the main points of each reason |
Closer | The topic provides a chance… |
7th Grade Argumentative Essay Guided Outline/Student Writing Example
Title: ______________________________________________________________________________ | |
Introduction |
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Attention Getter | Anecdote/Quote/Fact/Statistic/Bold Statement/Feeling/Description |
Background Information | The topic of this debate is about… The two sides of the debate are some believe that...while others believe that… First, (topic/reason) is… Further, (topic/reason) is... |
Claim/Thesis | What and why statement (...because…) |
Body Paragraph 1 | |
Topic Sentence/Claim | One reason….is that... |
Evidence Explain | For example, the text states, “...” (Source #). This shows...because… This means that... |
Evidence Explain | In addition, the text states, “...” (Source #). This shows...because… This means that... |
Evidence Explain | Furthermore, the text states, “...” (Source #). This shows...because… This means that... |
Transition | As the evidence shows... |
Body Paragraph 2 | |
Topic Sentence/Claim | Another reason ….is that... |
Evidence Explain | For instance, the text states, “...” (Source #). This shows...because… This means that... |
Evidence Explain | Also, the text states, “...” (Source #). This shows...because… This means that... |
Evidence Explain | Another key point the article made was, “...” (Source #). This shows...because… This means that... |
Transition | As the evidence shows... |
Counterargument | |
Rebuttal | On the other hand, others may argue... |
Reason Explain | One reason they believe this is… However, in fact, ... |
Reason Explain | Another reason they believe this is… Rather, a better way to view it is... |
Summary | While there are some some strong arguments for…, the evidence shows... |
Conclusion |
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Restate Claim/Thesis | What and why statement |
Summarize Points | Explain the main points of each reason |
Engaging Closer | Imagine if… Then, ... |
8th Grade Argumentative Essay Guided Outline/Student Writing Example
Title: ______________________________________________________________________________ | |
Introduction |
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Attention Getter | Anecdote/Quote/Fact/Statistic/Bold Statement/Feeling/Description |
Background Information | Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? about the topic to give your reader background information. |
Claim/Thesis | What and why statement |
Body Paragraph x3 | Body Paragraph #1: Strong Reason Body Paragraph #2: Weak Reason Body Paragraph #3: Medium Reason |
Topic Sentence/Claim | Claim + Reason |
Reason Evidence Explain Evidence Analysis (Why? How?) | What does it mean? What does it look like? ICE: INTRODUCE (In the article, “...,”it states that (explain the main idea of the evidence), ”…” CITE (Author #). EXPLAIN (This means…The evidence shows...Based on the evidence, one can see that...). How does this evidence prove the reason? Why is this important to the topic? How does it affect the topic? Relate it back to proving your claim. |
Evidence Explain Evidence Analysis (Why? How?) | ICE: INTRODUCE (In the article, “...,”it states that (explain the main idea of the evidence), ”…” CITE (Author #). EXPLAIN (This means…The evidence shows...Based on the evidence, one can see that...). How does this evidence prove the reason? Why is this important to the topic? How does it affect the topic? Relate it back to proving your claim. |
Transition/Conclusion | Reason + Main Point Proving Claim |
Counterargument | |
Rebuttal | Some might argue + Counterclaim |
Introduce Concession/Explain | They believe + Counter Reason 1 They think this because… (ADV: include paraphrased evidence for the counterargument) |
Disagree with Counter Reason Give Evidence/Logic Analysis Counter the Counterclaim | What they don’t understand is that + Counter Reason + is flawed. Evidence proves that…(explain). How does this evidence and logic prove the reason? Why is this important to the topic? How does it affect the topic? Relate it back to proving your claim. |
Introduce Concession/Explain | They also believe + Counter Reason 2 They think this because…(ADV: include paraphrased evidence for the counterargument) |
Disagree with Counter Reason Give Evidence/Logic Analysis Counter the Counterclaim | Counter Reason 2 + is also flawed. Evidence proves that…(explain). How does this evidence and logic prove the reason? Why is this important to the topic? How does it affect the topic? Relate it back to proving your claim. |
Original Claim | It is essential that + Original Claim |
Conclusion |
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Restate Claim/Thesis | What and why statement |
Summarize Points | Explain the main points of each reason |
Extension Generalize Relate to Life in General | What does this topic look like in general? Why is this topic important in general? How does the topic affect society/real world in general? |
Leave the Reader With Something to Think About/Engaging Closer | The topic provides a chance… The future… Imagine if...Then, ... |
Created By: Dalal Mansour & Heather Toll Email: dalalm@fsusd.org & heathert@fsusd.org