Prompt:

Place 3 ideas in the left column for the prompt and 3 ideas against the prompt in the right column.
1.	1.
2.	2.
3.	3.

In the space provided, write your entire first (introduction) paragraph. (Attention grabber, thesis, reasons, and transition sentence.

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Circle a transition word for your first support paragraph.

First	My first reason	To begin with
For one thing	In particular	To illustrate my point

In the space provided, write only your topic sentence for your first support paragraph, including the transition word you chose.

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Circle a transition word for your second support paragraph.

Futhermore	Moreover	Not only____, but also
Not to mention	Second	Next

In the space provided, write only your topic sentence for your second support paragraph, including the transition word you chose.

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Circle a transition word for your third support paragraph.

Futhermore	Moreover	Additionally
Finally	Last	Next

In the space provided, write only your topic sentence for your third support paragraph, including the transition word you chose.

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Circle a transition word for your conclusion.

In conclusion	In summary	All in all
Given these points	On the whole	In short

Choose one of the reasons that would most closely affect you in the side that you DID NOT choose. Write that here.

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In the space provided, write your entire conclusion. Include your transition word, your repeated thesis, your opposing viewpoint, and your call to action. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Use this space to fill out graphic organizer or jot down any notes or ideas.