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My Name
Ms. Rosenbaum
Advanced Placement English Language and Composition- Period ___
17 December 2015
My Wonderful and Specific Title Goes Here
Extremely interesting opening line goes here. One more sentence to add to the
excitement of my topic, such as a fascinating quote or statistic to grab the reader’s attention,
which I will then cite (Source). The quote that is the basis of my paper itself will probably go
here, and I will cite it (Author’s Last Name). I will have one more fascinating sentence briefly
explaining why my quote means. My debatable thesis statement will be the last sentence of my
first paragraph and it will be underlined.
Simple
Sentence
My topic sentence will contains information on my first specific example (or subheading)
of how I am breaking down my topic. A simple sentence could go here. I might use an
Pathos
emotional appeal here, also known as pathos. Then, since I need to have information from a
source in every body paragraph, here is where I put an interesting quote from a source that
includes a transitional statement before a quote (Source). I put an additional sentence/s after this
quote explaining the significance of the information I just noted. I might add my sentence for
Walden or “Civil Disobedience” here, including an interesting transitional statement such as
Henry David Thoreau once said, “Here is where I put the quote from Walden or ‘Civil
Disobedience’” (__). Here is where I put sentence/s explaining the significance of what
Thoreau’s quote means. I conclude my paragraph with a concluding sentence to this paragraph.
My next topic sentence of my next specific example (or subheading), although I am
careful I am not making my essay sound FCATy in any way as I move from one topic to another.
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Compound
complex
sentence
I have heard it said, and I agree, that compound-complex sentences are easy to write; I might put
one here. To vary the way the second body paragraph is set up, I might put another quote or fact
from a source here (Source). I might add an example of an original simile here. I might have a
sentence/s explaining the significance of this source with a concluding sentence to this
paragraph.
My next topic sentence of my next specific subheading or another specific example. To
vary the way I am presenting my information, here I might include a chart. 1 When I introduce a
chart, advertisement, political cartoon, graph, or visual art it will not take up more than onefourth of the page; there will also be a transitional statement with a phrase like “as followed” or
“the following” with a : after that. For example, Graph 1 is an example of a graph that displays
how cool seniors are compared to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors:
Graph 1:
Graph 1. "U.S. Department of Education Study Reveals Seniors Rule." The
Onion- America's Finest News Source. Onion, 4 Sept. 1996. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.
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A footnote is additional information that is added to the bottom of the page in 10 point font, and you need to have
at least one in your paper. Google “Insert a footnote into ______” (and put your Word Program in the _____) to see
how to format your footnote correctly.
Simile
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I would them write a sentence/s about the significance of this graph. For example, one could say
a comment about how the coolness factor of juniors has obviously changed since this outdated
Compound
study was done in the 1990s, since juniors are much cooler than seniors. I might have a
Sentence
compound sentence here, or I might not have a compound sentence here. I might also add my
Metaphor
metaphor here. Then, I could go on to add additional logical appeals here, and therefore I would
highlight a sentence that stated something like, “90.7% of students love writing research papers”
Logos
(Source). Since I do not want to end my paragraph with information from a source, I can add a
concluding sentence to this paragraph here.
Here is where I put a topic sentence for my next subheading. This might be the perfect
Ethos
time to incorporate ethos, by explaining an expert on your topic once stated “Here is where the
very important quote he or she said goes” (Source). Here you explain the significance of this
quote in a sentence/s. Since some people may interpret your expert’s opinion ironically, here
Irony
might be a good place to have irony. Since irony can be a challenging concept for some, you
Complex
Sentence
may have to include a complex sentence here to explain it. I would also include another quote or
example from another source here (Source). I would explain the significance of this quote or
example in a sentence/s here. I might also want to add a visual art, political cartoon, or
advertisement here that is significant to my topic. Here is where I put my transition introducing
my visual art, political cartoon, or advertisement:
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Figure 1:
Fig. 1: Glasbergen, Randy. "Education Cartoons | Randy Glasbergen - Today's
Cartoon." TODAYS CARTOON by Randy Glasbergen. Promote Globally, 2011.
Web. 16 Nov. 2011.
Here is where I would list a sentence/s explaining the significance of this visual art, political
Periodic
Sent.
cartoon or advertisement. Since I need one, I might put a periodic sentence here. I would add a
concluding sentence to my paragraph here.
Here is where I put a topic sentence on the opposing side of my opinion. I would include
information from a source that gives details on the opposing side—as either a quote or a fact—
right here (Source). Here is where I would explain in a sentence/s the reason/s why the opposing
Loose
Sentence
side is incorrect. A loose sentence might work well here since loose sentences rule. This would
also be a good place to include a paradox, since the logic of this point of view might be
Paradox
paradoxical. I might include information from a source on the side (or another bit of information xxxx
on the opposing side) right here (Source). I would then include a sentence/s explaining why I
agree or disagree with this point of view. I would include a concluding sentence to this
paragraph here.
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Here is where I start my concluding paragraph without repeating my thesis statement or
other information from my introduction. I might include an allusion here since it would be
something interesting to put into a conclusion. I would then include a sentence or two summing
up what is significant to take away from my paper. I will avoid using first person point of view
in my research paper even though I have used it repeatedly throughout this template. I will end
my paper with an exciting clincher statement.
Allusion
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Works Cited
Glasbergen, Randy. "Education Cartoons | Randy Glasbergen - Today's Cartoon." TODAYS
CARTOON by Randy Glasbergen. Promote Globally, 2011. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.
Last name, First Name of author. “This is Where You Put the Article Title.” Website Title.
Publisher, Date published. Web. Date Accessed.
Last name, First Name of author. “This is Where You Put the Article Title.” Website Title.
Publisher, Date published. Web. Date Accessed.
Last name, First Name of author. “This is Where You Put the Article Title.” Website Title.
Publisher, Date published. Web. Date Accessed.
Last name, First Name of author. “This is Where You Put the Article Title.” Website Title.
Publisher, Date published. Web. Date Accessed.
Thoreau, Henry David. Walden or Life in the Woods and "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience."
New York: Signet Classics, 1999. Print.
"U.S. Department of Education Study Reveals Seniors Rule." The Onion - America's Finest
News Source. Onion, 4 Sept. 1996. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.
Disclaimer: You may use this template however you choose or completely ignore it. This
was meant to help you organize your paper so you can see what I expect it to look like.