Position, Reason

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Position, Reason Facts

• Supporting arguments and examples

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Position. Reasons.Facts

• Your position is your opinion stated in your
  thesis.
• Reasons support your position (or argument).
• Select the three best reasons that support the
  argument.
• Make sure your reasons can be supported with
  facts.
• Facts support your reasons.
• Facts should be supported by research or be
  commonly accepted as true.

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Supporting Arguments and Evidence

• Presented in the body of the essay
• Elaborate on your reasons
• Researched to make sure your reasons are
  reasonable and reliable
• Organize arguments to create drama
• Use the Nestorian Order arranging arguments
  from weakest to strongest.

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Position Statement
Reasons Reasons Reasons

Facts Facts Facts


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Essential Question

• Why do I need facts to support my reasons?

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Transitions

• Finding the glue between the paragraphs

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Transitional Words
Comparing Ideas Contrasting Ideas Sowing Cause and Effect
Also Although As a result
And But Because
Another However Therefore
Moreover Instead Since
Similarly On the other hand So that
Too Nevertheless consequently
Showing Time Showing Place Showing Importance
At last Above First
Next Here Last
Eventually Beyond Mainly
Meanwhile Behind More important
Then Next to Then
Thereafter Inside To begin with
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Transitions

• Transitional words help show the order of
  importance in your paragraph.
• Always start paragraphs in the body of your paper
  with transitional sentences.
• ________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________.
  Part of the forest could be saved, and
  earthmovers could dig out a pond. The grassy part
  on the north could remain as a field for soccer
  or baseball. Making the land into a park would
  also help protect the environment. Nobody would
  be able to dump junk or car tires there anymore
  or carve graffiti into the trees. A park would
  both preserve and protect the environment.

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Transitions

• ________________________________________________
  ______________________. Gym classes and sports
  teams could use the field on the north side.
  Science classes could study the plants, trees,
  and insects in the wooded spots. In addition, any
  clubs in the school would be able to hold events
  in the picnic areas. Belmer Junior High would be
  a better place if students had a park next door.
  The most important reason to create a new park is
  that the whole city would benefit. Currently,
  there are no parks on the west side of town, but
  there are plenty of houses. A park would give all
  those people somewhere to go for recreation. A
  new subdivision or a new strip mall would just
  make the west side overcrowded.

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Transitions

• ___________________________________________
  ____________________. However, a subdivision or a
  strip mall would cost even more. If a hundred new
  families moved in, the city would have to add on
  to the schools. If a strip mall were built, the
  city would have to widen the roads. Those
  projects would cost a lot more than creating a
  park.

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Essential Question

• Why are transitional sentences important in a
  persuasive essay?