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Presented by Sabrin a Carnesi, Jam ie Carpenter, and Karen DiGiorgio
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1. Read the prompt careful ly.2. Write your three-part thesis sentence,
compose an attention-grabbing hook, and finish
the in t roductory paragraphby answering the
basic who, what, where, when, and why of yourtopic.
3. Compose your support paragraphsbased on
your three-part thesis sentence.4. End with a concluding paragraphthat restates
your thesis and summarizes your support
paragraphs.
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Read the prompt
careful ly
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Prompt: The Commonwealth of
Virginia is considering raisingthe age at which drivers can
obtain their license to drive
from 16 to either 18 or 21. Doyou agree or disagree with this
change? Write about what youthink is the appropriate age for
people to begin driving.
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Prompt: The Commonwealth of
Virginia is consideringraisingthe age at which drivers can
obtain their license to drive
from 16 to either 18 or 21. Doyou agreeor disagreewith this
change? Write about what youthinkis the appropriate agefor
people to begin driving.
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Answerthe prompt
What is the prompt asking you to do? What is the best age for driving16, 18, or
21?
Do you favor some other age? Do you think the age needs to change?
Do you think that a change is not needed?
What are your three reasons for favoring a
change? What are your three reasons for leaving
things as they are?
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Thesis Sentence
Attention-Grabbing HookIntroductory Paragraph
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The Three-PartThesis Sentence
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Brainstorm!!!!
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Brainstorm!!!
School sponsored
driver instruction
prepares teens to beresponsible drivers.
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Brainstorm!!!!
School sponsored
driver instruction
prepares teens to beresponsible drivers.
Teens need to be able to
drive home after school
sponsored extra-
curricular activities.
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Brainstorm!!!!
School sponsored
driver instruction
prepares teens to beresponsible drivers.
Teens are a valuablepart of the workforce
and need to be able
to drive to work.
Teens need to be able to
drive home after school
sponsored extra-
curricular activities.
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Three-Part Thesis SentenceDisagree/Dont Change the Driving Age
The Commonwealth of Virginia should not
change the age at which drivers canobtaintheir license from age 16 becauseschool
sponsored driver instruction preparesteens to be responsible drivers, teens need
to be able to drive home after school
sponsored extra-curricular activities, andteens are a valuable part of the workforce
and need to be able to drive to work.
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Three-Part Thesis SentenceAgree/Raise the Driving Age
The Commonwealth of Virginia should
change the age at which drivers obtain
their license from age 16 to 18 because
seniors gain more from driver trainingthansophomores, the school provides free
transportation to students involved in after
school activities, and graduated seniorscan work full time allowing them to handle
the high cost of car ownership.
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Attention
Grabbing
Hook
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1. How would you like to have to waituntil age 18 to be able to drive?
2. Voting, marriage, and drivingwhatcould these three things have incommon in the near future?
3. Happy sweet 16! Heres an IPod inplace of your drivers license!
4. Virginia thinks 16 is old enough tohold down a job, yet the state wantsyou to depend on Mommy for a rideto work!
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Your turn! What ideas do you have
for an attention-grabbing hook?
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Introductory Paragraph
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Should the Commonwealth of Virginia
raise the driving age from 16 to 18 or 21?
HOOK- to catch the readers attention
WHOdoes this change effect?
WHAT are the problems with the currentdriving age?
WHENwould the age limit change?
WHEREwill this leave teen employers?WHYchange the driving age?
THESISsentence is the last sentence
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Creating SupportParagraphs Using
Four-Square
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Support Paragraphs
Paragraph #2 (Reason #1)
Paragraph #3 (Reason #2)
Paragraph #4 (Reason #3)
Paragraph #5 - Conclusion
Restate thesis
Summarize paragraphs 2,
3, 4
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Support ParagraphsParagraph #2 (Driver
Training)
Skilled instructors
Excellent curriculum
Stringent evaluation
Paragraph #3 (After School
Transportation)
Fewer bus stops
Dark after 5
After school activitiesParagraph #4 (Job/Work)
Parents cant transport
Bus stops fixedJob starts after school
Paragraph #5 - Conclusion
Restate thesis
Summarize paragraphs 2,3, 4
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PARAGRAPH #2Discuss
teen driver education program
Transition words :To begin with
Initially, I would . . .
To begin
PARAGRAPH #3Discuss
advantages of having own
transportation.
Transition words :After that
After that, I would
Next, I would do
PARAGRAPH #4Discuss
advantages of teens having
transportation to and from
Work.
Transition words :
My final
Finally
CONCLUDING Paragraph
Summarize paragraphs 2-4
and restate thesis.
Concluding sentence:
So as you can see,
In conclusion,
To conclude,
Should the Commonwealth of Virginiaraise the driving age from 16 to 18 or 21?
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In conclusion . . .
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Concluding sentences start with:
1.So, as you can see
2.As you have probably guessed
3.As you can see4.In conclusion I
5.Thus, it is from these observations
6.Based on my observations I
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Prompt: The Newport News
School Board is considering achange in the school schedulefrom five days, 8:15-2:50, to
four days 8:15-4:30. Do youagree or disagree with thischange? Write about what you
think is the appropriateschedule for Newport Newsstudents.
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Brainstorm!!!!
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Three-Part Thesis Sentence
The Newport News School Board should
change the student schedule to four days
because ____________________________
________________________________________________________________________,
____________________________________
____________________________________,
and ________________________________
____________________________________.
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Three-Part Thesis Sentence
The Newport News School Board should
leave the student schedule alone because
____________________________________
____________________________________,
____________________________________
____________________________________,
and ________________________________
____________________________________.
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Your turn! What ideas do you have
for an attention-grabbing hook?
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Prompt: The amount of graffiti
has greatly increased at ourschool. The members of the
school board must find a way
to stop the graffiti and they arelooking for student input. Write
about what you think is an
appropriate way to resolve this
problem.
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Brainstorm!!!!
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Three-Part Thesis Sentence
The Newport News School Board can
resolve the graffiti problem at our school by
____________________________________
____________________________________,
____________________________________
____________________________________,
and ________________________________
____________________________________.
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Your turn! What ideas do you have
for an attention-grabbing hook?
1.
2.
3.
4.