Was Napoleon Bonaparte a hero
or a villain?
Break Down the Question: Was
Napoleon Bonaparte a hero or a villain?
• When you answer a question that asks an
either/or question (hero or villain, significant
or not, etc) you should answer with grey area
• Grey area means you say how he is BOTH a
hero AND a villain
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Introduction
Second
¶: Body
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Intro sentence
Partition Sentence #1 (Preview of 1st Body Paragraph)
Partition Sentence #2 (Preview of 2nd Body Paragraph)
Thesis
• Topic Sentence #1 (corresponds to Partition Sentence #1)
• Info and analysis that supports the topic sentence
Paragraph
#1
Third ¶:
Body
Paragraph
#1
Fourth¶:
Conclusion
• Topic Sentence #2 (corresponds to Partition Sentence #2)
• Info and analysis that supports the topic sentence
• Conclusion
• Restating thesis, and partition in backwards order
• Intro sentence: Napoleon Bonaparte, who ruled
France in the early 19th century, was a conqueror,
reformer, and emperor.
• Partition: 1. To some degree, Napoleon was a
hero for providing stability and positive reforms
to a country ravaged by a decade of revolution.
2. But Napoleon can also be considered a villain,
as he ruled with absolute power and denied his
people several rights, including freedom of
speech.
• Thesis: Thus, while Napoleon was predominantly
a hero, he was a villain at times in his attempt to
gain complete control of France.