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Wrie n Opinion EssyDrcs:Rd I Tcny Min Wit Yur Brin? n 20-21 t Jnury 10, 2011, iuScope. Fi in t crt n 21. Tn w t t bw t writ n y xinin yur inibut w tcny ct kid.

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Wic t rumnt yu wrt in t Y nd N cumn n 21 urt yur inin? Wtr m tr int tt urt yur inin? Find t t tr urt itm nd it tm r:

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Step 2:FiND your support

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SchOlaStIc sCOPEonline reproducible JAnuArY 10, 2011

D yu tink tcny i urtin kid? Cnidr wt yu rd in t rtic w yur wnxrinc. Cck b f vw y w sr yr ssy. or wr yr

w sc rvdd.

Tcny i urtin kid.

Tcny i nt urtin kid.

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Step 1:DeCiDe what you thiNk

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DEbatE: Is tenoogy Messing Wi Your brin?SkIll: o essay, ag 2 f 5

T vry binnin yur y i cd t k bcu it k yur rdr ttntin. T kud rt t t tic yur y, but it cn tk mny rm. It cn b n ncdt (vry rttry), ct, ut, r rtric utin ( utin t wic yu dnt xct n nwr). hr r

tr id r k tt cud wrk r ti tic. Cs f ds bw, r s yr w dd wr k s rvdd (1-3 scs).

1. aNeCDoTe: Dcrib tim wn yu wr uin tcny. Fr xm, yu cud dcrib tim yu wr uin vr dt t nc, tim wn tcny d yu ccmimtin, r tim wn tcny ditrctd yu rm mtin yu ndd t d.

2. sURpRIsINg FaCT: Find ct tt wi ri yur rdr ybrw. svr urriin ct rincudd in t rtic. Yu cud d m rrc nd ind urriin ct tt i ntincudd in t rticik t vr numbr txt m tn nd c mnt.

3. RheToRICal qUesTIoN: ak utin but w tcny ct kid.

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Step 4: write your hook

T ti i wr yu t rdr wt t y i in t b but. It ud b cr, trnttmnt t inin yu ttd in st 1. T rt yur y ud urt yur ti.

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Step 3: CraFt your thesis

Nw tt yu v t ky inrdint r yur y, yu r rdy t trt writin. on t nxt ,yu ind uidin r w t rniz yur inrdint nd int but wt yu nd t dd.

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lt rdr knw itt but t iu yu wi b writin but. Ti i nt yur int viw,it jut vry bri ummry t iuin ti c, t ct tt m r cncrnd butw tcny ct kid.

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Step 5: summarize the issue

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Drcs: Fw t uidin bw t writ trn y n w yu tink tcny ct kid.Yu wi u wt yu wrt n t irt tw ti ctivity.

on wit yur k rm st 4.

Writ trnitin ntnc tt rt yur k t t utin wtr tcny i ur rmu t kid. (s Scope ndut grt Trnitin r m wy t ink yur id.)

Writ yur ummry t iu rm st 5.

Fini wit yur ti rm st 3.

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hr wr yu writ yur urtin int rm st 2. Fr c n, writ 1-3 ntnctt rvid dditin dti. Yu cn ut yur urtin int nd dti

ntnc ttr in n rr, r yu cn brk tm int tr rt rr.

It dnd n w muc yu wnt t writ but c int. ordr yur urtin int rmt wkt t t trnt. Rdr tnd t rmmbr bt t dti tt r rntd t.

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U 2-3 ntnc t rmind yur rdr yur min int.

Fr trn in ntnc, try ddrin yur rdr dircty. ak utin,

r ncur yur rdr t tink but mtin r d mtin.

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U Scope pruiv-ey Cckit t vut nd dit wt yu v writtn.Mk ny ncry cn nd writ cnd drt.

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Gre trnsiionsTrnitin r ik brid btwn yur idty yur rdr mv rm n id t t nxt.hr r m trnitin wrd nd r yu my wi t u in yur y. K in mind tt tycn b ud t t binnin ntnc r witin ntnc.


if y r dd frm r sw smry bw ds:

additionally besides so too rst of all/secondly/thirdly

in addition also likewise to begin with

as well as another furthermore nally

if y r sw d s dffr frm r:

however even though in contrast on the one hand/on the other hand

yet despite still some people say/other people say

but although in spite of regardless

if y r sw sm s m f w y js sd:

for example this can be seen to illustrate

for instance specically namely

if y w sw cs d ffc:

as a result consequently so

it follows that therefore eventually

if y w dd mss:

in fact of course truly even indeed

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Opinion-Essy ceisDrcs:U ti uid t cck yur wn y. or xcn r wit cmt nd u tit t cck c tr y. In t mrin t y yu r cckin, mk nt but ny-tin tt nd t b rvid.


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3 Does the rst sentence grab readers attention?

3 Does the rst paragraph provide a general overview of the topic the essay is about?

3 Does the rst paragraph include a thesis statement that strongly and clearly states the writers

int viw? D t ti cu rdr in t wt t y i in t b but?

Bdy prrs

3 D ty cntin tr int tt urt t ti?

3 D ty rvid dti t urtr xin c t tr urtin int?

3 ar t urtin dti rntd in rdr rm wkt t trnt?

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3 D t t rr rmind rdr t min int t y, witut

in int too muc dti nd rtin vrytin rdr jut rd?

3 I t cncuin r ny nw inrmtin (ik ntr urtin int)?

3 Does the last sentence leave readers with a strong nal impression?

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3 D n id fw mty t t nxt?

3 D t ntnc tructur nd nt vry?

3 D vry ntnc rt t t ti?

3 D vrytin mk n?

3 I t y cnvincin?

3 ar t rmmr, unctutin, nd in crrct?

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