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Paragraph One: Introduction I. Attention-Getter A. First Major Point: B. Second Major Point: C. Third Major Point: D. Thesis Statement Paragraph Two: FIRST MAJOR POINT I. TOPIC SENTENCE A. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail B. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail C. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail D. Clincher

Put a check by each item after you verify that you have complied. ¨ I have an original title. It is capitalized, but it is NOT in quotation marks and it is NOT underlined. ¨ I have put my name and the name of the class and the date at the top of the first page. ¨ I have used the thesis statement twice. It is at the end of the introduction and it is at the beginning of the conclusion. ¨ If I used the title of a book or a play in the paper, I have underlined it. ¨ If I used the title of a short story or a poem in the paper, I have placed quotation marks around it. ¨ I have checked for run-on sentences, and for "fragments." ¨ I have avoided all contractions, including "it's" and "can't." ¨ I have avoided the words "I," and "you."

Paragraph Three: SECOND MAJOR POINT II. TOPIC SENTENCE A. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail B. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail C. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail D. Clincher

Paragraph Four: THIRD MAJOR POINT III. TOPIC SENTENCE A. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail B. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail C. Supporting Argument 1. Example or detail 2. Example or detail D. Clincher Paragraph Five: CONCLUSION A. THESIS STATEMENT (RESTATED) 1. 1st Major Support 2. 2nd Major Support 3. 3rd Major Support 4. "Super" Clincher