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BA  2196  Mastery  Exam:  Essay  Outline  Structure   Revised  July  2013  

 

PARAGRAPH  #1    Introduction  

Background  and  context  to  set  up  the  conflict  of  the  story   Brief  introduction  of  the  respondent  that  you  think  gives  the  best  argument,  mentioning   the  respondent  credentials  

Assertive  tri-­ Claim-­A,   Claim-­B,  and  Claim-­  

 

PARAGRAPH  #2    First  Body  Paragraph  (Claim  A)  

Assertive  t Claim-­   Specific  and  detailed  support  for   Claim-­  

 future  outbursts  from   Andy  and  allow  Jane  to  establish  her  role  as  team  leader  

 

PARAGRAPH  #3   Second  Body  Paragraph  (Claim  B)  

Claim-­   Specific  and  detailed  support  for   Claim-­B   So  what?  

 

PARAGRAPH  #4   Third  Body  Paragraph  (Claim  C)  

Topic  sentence  that  echoes,  asserts,  and   Claim-­   Specific  and  detailed  support  for   Claim-­   So  what?  

 

PARAGRAPH  #5    Conclusion  

Restate  your  thesis   So  what  (overall)?  How  will  the  overall  solution  provided  by  the  respondent  help  to  solve   the  situation?  Think  about  the  actual  question  that  the  respondent  is  answering.  

 

Remember:  

Read  the  handout  on  making  Thesis  Statements  and  Claims  

Read  the  Rubric  for  details  on  what  constitutes  a  passing  topic  sentence  

o Mention  the  respondent  by  name  in  every  topic  sentence  

o Use  an  assertive  modifier  (adjective  or  adverb)  

 

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