Outline for Essay #2 Body Paragraphs 1-4

Introduction

Write your thesis statement here. (We will talk more about the full introduction on Monday.)

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Body Paragraph #1

1. Topic sentence to introduce your first article: The article “________” (title of article) from _____ (source) mainly focuses on _________________.

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2. Summarize the article: Give an overview of the article while touching on its key points and its sources. Walk the reader step by step through the article. You should have specific quotes from the article. (“According to the article, ‘________ .’” The article quotes ______ as stating ‘_________.’”)

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3. Discuss the credibility/ bias of the article. Use evidence from the article to back up all of your claims.

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4. Compare the article to the other articles. What does this article have in common with one or both of the others? How is it different?

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Body Paragraph #2

1. Topic sentence to introduce your second article: The article “________” (title of article) from _____ (source) mainly focuses on _________________.

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3. Discuss the credibility/ bias of the article. Use evidence from the article to back up all of your claims.

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4. Compare the article to the other articles. What does this article have in common with one or both of the others? How is it different?

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Body Paragraph #3

1. Topic sentence to introduce your third article: The article “________” (title of article) from _____ (source) mainly focuses on _________________.

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3. Discuss the credibility/ bias of the article. Use evidence from the article to back up all of your claims.

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4. Compare the article to the other articles. What does this article have in common with one or both of the others? How is it different?

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Body Paragraph #4

1. Topic sentence: Restate your thesis: Out of the three articles, the article “______” from _________ (source) is the most credible because it _____________.

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2. Prove your thesis with specific details from the articles.

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3. Restate your thesis in a different way.

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