Language Arts 8
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5 ABC
(Academic Writing Organization Model)
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DIRECTIONS: Fill in this sheet as your ROUGH DRAFT.
(You do not have to rewrite your rough draft on lined paper if you don’t want to--this IS your rough draft!)
Look back at your prewriting to remind yourself of your assignment and the ideas you already created.
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(INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH)
Attention-Getter (Use a quote, dialogue, question, definition, startling/funny/exciting statement, etc.):
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General Statements (Write 2 or 3 sentences that introduce your topic or provide background info without giving away your details.):
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Thesis Statement (Write a sentence telling what the essay is about. NOT "I would like to tell you…", "In this essay…", etc.):
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(BODY PARAGRAPH ONE)
Topic Sentence (Write a sentence that introduces this paragraph and what it is about. Try to use a transition for flow.):
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Details/Commentary
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Concluding Sentence (Write a sentence that concludes this paragraph and what it was about. Try to use a transition for flow.):
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(BODY PARAGRAPH TWO)
Topic Sentence (Write a sentence that introduces this paragraph and what it is about. Try to use a transition for flow.):
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Details/Commentary
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Concluding Sentence (Write a sentence that concludes this paragraph and what it was about. Try to use a transition for flow.):
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(BODY PARAGRAPH THREE)
Topic Sentence (Write a sentence that introduces this paragraph and what it is about. Try to use a transition for flow.):
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Details/Commentary
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Concluding Sentence (Write a sentence that concludes this paragraph and what it was about. Try to use a transition for flow.):
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(CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH)
Restated Thesis (Change your thesis a bit and rewrite it; remember, NOT "I hope you liked… "I told you about…"):
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Restated General Statements/Concluding Remarks (Conclude/restate your topic without adding new info or details.):
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Clincher Statement (End with a bang! (Use a quote, dialogue, question, definition, startling/funny/exciting statement, etc.):
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