Unit 2 Embedded Assessment I: Writing About the Media
Body Paragraph 3
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Topic Sentence: (Your topic sentence will make a general statement about your feelings about the need to solve the problem associated with the
media issue you have discussed.)
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Evidence and Commentary #1: (This is specific information about how the media problem you have addressed could be solved. Evidence and
commentary will probably take at least two or three sentences to do well.)
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Evidence and Commentary #2: (Same as #1, but beginning with a transitional word/phrase like also, in addition, furthermore, in another
example, etc. With this evidence, you will develop and support your solution. You may give an example to show how your solution would
work. Evidence and commentary will probably take at least two or three sentences to do well. )
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Closing Sentence with Transition: (This sentence will provide additional commentary about how your evidence supports your topic sentence. It
will begin with a transition word/phrase like indeed, clearly, in fact, of course, in other words, in short, as you can see, etc.)
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Exemplary Body Paragraph 3
Children must be freed from the clutches of the tobacco companies. Tobacco companies should be prohibited from marketing their deadly products to kids too young to understand
the dangers of tobacco. Tobacco company advertisements should be banned from television until long after the prime time hours are over. Also, tobacco company advertisements
should be banned from newspapers and magazines and other print media that attracts a young readership. Finally, tobacco advertisements should be banned from the billboards
dotting our roadsides that everyone sees every day. Outlawing the targeted use of tobacco advertising to children will not solve all of the health problems associated with tobacco
products. However, such laws could go a long way in controlling the image of tobacco products. And for children and teens in their formative years, image can be everything.
Scoring Criteria for an Exemplary Body Paragraph 3:
√ General topic sentence that introduces a solution to the problem; the topic sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph
√ Clear, thoughtful, and detailed explanation of the problem’s solution
√ Closing sentence that summarizes the main point of the paragraph.
√ Length: 6 sentences minimum