The declaration of independence addressees political, economic, social(civil), and religious concerns. identify three categories and find a grievance to support them. explain in detail.

· REFER TO ESSAY HANDOUT GUIDE

· Introduction should contain background information

· Introduction should contain thesis sentence ( one declarative statement on which your entire essay is based

· Each body paragraph should support the thesis (The Body paragraphs should follow the support order that is listed in the Thesis)

· The Conclusion restates the introduction. Make sure the restatement is not a verbatim (word-for-word) paragraph

· CONCLUSION

· USING DIFFERENT WORDS AND STYLE, THE CONCLUSION RESTATES THE CLAIM

· PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF THE CLAIMS

· PROVIDES AUTHOR’S ARGUMENT [FINAL APPEAL] – select one from the following list:

DECLARATION:

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· PREDICTION

· HOPE OF ACTION

· COMMENDATION

· SUGGESTION

· WARNING

· QUOTATION

· REPROOF

· LAMENTATION

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Write in third person:

· Remove all first-person pronouns: I; Me; My; Mine; We; Us; Our; Ours

· Remove all second-person pronouns: You; Your; Yours

Your essay should be approximately 775 words (21/2 pages)

Every paragraph except the conclusion should include at least 1 (one) in-text parenthetical citation

The Works Cited should include at least four (4) sources, which include the Declaration of Independence. The sources are the in-text citations.

Here is the Works Cited for the Declaration of Independence:

“Declaration of Independence.” Making the Revolution: America, 1763-1791: Primary Source Collection. National Humanities Center: Second Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, 1776.