Question: Should one sacrifice oneself to do what is right?

Introduction Paragraph

 Hook: grab the reader’s attention

 Background information: give the reader context relating the topic

 Address counter-claim

 Thesis statement/Claim

*Author must maintain 3rd person point of view throughout writing*

Body Paragraphs (3 total: 2 in support of thesis; 1 addressing

counter-claim)

 Claim: topic sentence/ assertion

 Intro to Evidence: set the scene for the reader (context of evidence)

 Evidence: quote in support of position (lead into quote i. e., The author

states…)

 Analysis: Discussion of evidence and how it supports the position

(1. Paraphrase the quote; 2.How does this support your claim?;

3.Why does this relate to your claim?)

(This is the 3 rd Body Paragraph) Counter-claim Paragraph

 Concession transition + counter-claim: indicates the shift in writing for

reader (this will serve as the topic sentence)

 Intro to Evidence: set the scene for the reader (context of evidence)

 Evidence: in support of opposing side

 Analysis: discussion of evidence (however, here, author counters the

argument to link back to their position; must end connecting

Conclusion Paragraph

 Restate/ rephrase thesis/claim

 Summarize main points addressed in writing

 Why is this important for the reader to know?