Social Studies
iLearn at Home
Read the Readworks passage about the Mayflower Compact and respond to the
following prompt in the form of a 3.8 paragraph. Use the 3.8 template to draft your
response and then write a final draft on notebook paper
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Prompt: Many historians consider the Mayflower Compact to be the inspiration for our
Constitution. Write a 3.8 paragraph explaining how the Mayflower Compact was an
important step in developing democracy, and how it compares to our Constitution
today.
3.8 Paragraph
Topic Sentence: (This is the one idea, the one topic that your paragraph is
discussing)
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First reason or point:
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Second reason or point:
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Third reason or point:
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Conclusion Sentence:
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