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WWII PERSUASIVE ESSAY OUTLINE:

TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED!

5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY

OUTLINE:

I. Introduction

• HOOK - grabs the readers’ attention (rhetorical question, anecdote/story, quote, fact/statistic, strong statement (!), etc.
• TOPIC SENTENCE - Nobody should have to work at a concentration camp and endure the kind of treatment that occurred during WWII. History must not repeat itself.
• THESIS STATEMENT - People should never be treated the way that the Jews were in concentration camps during WWII, because humans do not deserve to suffer such physical torment (A), sacrifice freedom (B), and be treated any different because of their religion and beliefs (C).

II. Body A - Physical Torment

• Example 1
• Example 2

III. Body B - Enslavement

• Example 1
• Example 2

IV. Body C - Prejudice

• Example 1
• Example 2

V. Conclusion

• RESTATES REASONS (A, B, C)
• RESTATES THESIS - REPHRASE - “Say it differently!”
• CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT - Tell readers what they can do to show their support.