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Collection 3
Writing Workshop
GUIDED PRACTICE
Prewriting: Gather Support
Choose one of your opinion statements and use the chart below to help you
gather support for it.

Identify at least two reasons, along with supporting evidence, to persuade
your specified audience to agree with your opinion statement.

In the last column, rate the overall strength of each piece of evidence as
“strong,” “moderate,” or “weak.”

After evaluating your supporting evidence, replace any evidence that you
decide is too weak to convince your specific audience.
Reasons for my
opinion:
1.
What evidence supports this reason?
Rating:
1.
______strong
2.
______moderate
3.
______weak
2.
1.
______strong
2.
______moderate
3.
______weak
3.
1.
______strong
2.
______moderate
3.
______weak
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