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Information that comes straight from the source.
Evidence
Information that comes from the writer.
Elaboration
The final sentence that ends the paragraph and summarizes the reason.
Summarizing sentence
"To begin with" or "First of all" are examples of...
Beginning transitions
"In conclusion" or "To sum it up" are examples of...
Concluding transitions
A statement that clearly chooses ONE side
Opinion statement
What is the acronym we use for the introduction paragraph?
TOR
What is the acronym we use for our 2 body paragraphs?
TREEEES
What is the acronym we use for the concluding paragraph?
TTORC
Attention grabbing sentence about your topic (used to draw the reader in)
Topic sentence
What does TOR stand for?
Topic sentence, opinion statement, reasons
What does TREEEES stand for?
Transition, restate reason, evidence, elaboration, evidence, elaboration, summarizing sentence
What does TTORC stand for?
Transition, topic sentence, opinion statement, reasons, concluding statement
What is another term we use when we refer to the concluding statement?
MIC DROP
TRUE OR FALSE: Argumentative essays focus only on one side.
TRUE
