Transition and Topic Sentence
Title
I. Introduction
A) Hook –
B) General Statements /Explanation of the controversy –
C) Thesis Statement and Forecast –
A) Transition and Topic Sentence for Reason #1
1) Supporting Detail
2) Supporting Detail
3) Supporting Detail (author’s last name and par. #)
B) Transition and Topic Sentence for Reason #2
1) Supporting Detail
2) Supporting Detail
3) Supporting Detail (author’s last name and par. #)
C) Transition and Topic Sentence for Reason #3
1) Supporting Detail
2) Supporting Detail
3) Supporting Detail (author’s last name and par. #)
D) Transition and Topic Sentence for Counterargument (Some people may argue that…)
1) Supporting Detail * Transition to
Refutation – Yet/However/In contrast
1) Supporting Detail
2) Supporting Detail ( author’s last name and par. #)
III. Conclusion
A) Restate the thesis statement
B) Review main points
C) Final challenge