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aCTIvITy 2.17
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organizing and revising your argument
my Notes
Argumentative Essay Research Log
Topic/Issue: My claim:
Research Questions:
Works Consulted Source + Citation
Notes/Examples/Quotes
Sample citation for a website: Just, Marcel, and Tim Heller. ”How the Brain Reacts.” Room for Debate Blogs. The New York Times, 18 July 2009. Web. 1 Feb. 2012.
Outlining an Essay
3. A clear organizational structure is essential to a successful essay. Fill in the blank spaces in the following outline with your claim and the reasons and evidence you will use to support it.
I. Introduction
A. Attention-getting hook
B. Background information/definition of terms
C. Claim (Thesis):
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