Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 3

Name: _________________________Period: ____

Argumentative Essay- Final Draft


Step 1: Introduction
Write your introduction in the section below. These are the following things I will be
looking for:
1. Hook/Grabber [highlight this section in BLUE]
2. Introduction of the topic [highlight this section in GREEN]
3. Thesis statement [highlight this section in YELLOW]

Step 2: Body Paragraph #1


Write your 1st body paragraph in the section below. Select one of the supporting
ideas that you mentioned in your thesis to be the idea for this paragraph. These are
the following things I will be looking for:
● Topic sentence [highlight this section in BLUE]
● Textual evidence from ONE source (source x) [highlight this
section in GREEN]
● Explain how the textual evidence supports your topic
sentence [highlight this section in YELLOW]]
● Textual evidence from ANOTHER source (source y) [highlight
this section in GREEN]
● Explain how the textual evidence supports your topic
sentence [[highlight this section in YELLOW]
● Counter- claim (can be anywhere in the paragraph)
[highlight this section in RED]
Step 3: Body Paragraph #2
Write your 2nd body paragraph in the section below. Select one of the supporting
ideas that you mentioned in your thesis to be the idea for this paragraph. These are
the following things I will be looking for:
● Topic sentence [highlight this section in BLUE]
● Textual evidence from ONE source (source x) [highlight this
section in GREEN]
● Explain how the textual evidence supports your topic
sentence [highlight this section in YELLOW]
● Textual evidence from ANOTHER source (source y) [highlight
this section in GREEN]
● Explain how the textual evidence supports your topic
sentence [highlight this section in YELLOW]
● Counter- claim (can be anywhere in the paragraph)
[highlight this section in RED]

Step 4: Body Paragraph #3 (OPTIONAL)


Write your 3rd body paragraph in the section below. Select one of the supporting
ideas that you mentioned in your thesis to be the idea for this paragraph. These are
the following things I will be looking for:
● Topic sentence [highlight this section in BLUE]
● Textual evidence from ONE source (source x) [highlight this
section in GREEN]
● Explain how the textual evidence supports your topic sentence
[highlight this section in YELLOW]
● Textual evidence from ANOTHER source (source y) [highlight this
section in GREEN]
● Explain how the textual evidence supports your topic sentence
[highlight this section in YELLOW]
● Counter- claim (can be anywhere in the paragraph) [highlight
this section in RED]
Step 5: Conclusion
Write your conclusion in the section below. These are the following things I will be
looking for:
1. Restate your topic [highlight this section in BLUE]
2. Restate your claim [highlight this section in GREEN]
3. Mention your supporting ideas [highlight this section in
YELLOW]
4. End your paragraph with a call-to-action [highlight this section
in RED]

You might also like