From High School Online Collaborative Writing
<Hook us! Come up with a catchy, funny, clever, serious,
hip, strong, short, pointed... opening sentence that shows
''ferschizzle'' your opinion about the topic>
<Write 2 or 3 more sentences that get more specific about
how important you think this issue is... why you believe
the way you do... or whether or not you think others
should agree with you.>
== <State your first reason> ==
One reason I think this is true is... <Write a sentence
or two in which you explain why you think this way about
your topic.> Some of the facts that support this are
<... List all of the evidence that is relevant. Quote
from the documents, artifacts, web pages, and other
"facts" that "prove" your first supporting reason. Be
sure to link to and to cite your sources.>
== <State your second reason> ==
Another reason I think that <Restate your argument
briefly.> is... <Write a sentence or two in which you
explain why you think this way about your topic.> My
proof for this is ... List all of the evidence that is
relevant. Quote from the documents, artifacts, web pages,
and other "facts" that "prove" your second supporting
reason. Be sure to link to and to cite your sources.>
== <In this title, show another opinion, and that you disagree with it.> ==
Some disagree with me. They say <... Write 2 or 3
sentences summarizing opinions that challenge or disagree
with your argument.>
Still, I think <...Write a paragraph that answers the
other side's arguments.>
I haven't always had this opinion <... Write a paragraph
explaining how your opinion might have changed or been
qualified in some way because of your research or
experience.>
== <Finally restate your opinion in a headline here.> ==
In conclusion, if it's true that <refer back to the
second and third paragraphs, above>, then I am right to
say that <re-state argument>. As I said above, I
know that <...reasons #1 and #2> are true because
<...refer to the evidence you presented at the end of
paragraphs 2 and 3>.
