1st paragraph: Background and thesis statement. Thesis statement is the last sentence of the paragraph.
High school students should be required to wear school uniforms
Background: how many schools in NYC require students to wear school uniforms; what’s the age of students who wear school uniforms; average price of uniforms; whether as many boys are required to wear uniforms as girls; experiments/studies about whether the learning environment in classes with uniforms is better than that in classes without uniforms
2nd paragraph: more background about the issue.
Body paragraphs: (1 for each argument)
- My first argument in support of my thesis is __________.
- Someone might object to my argument by saying __________.
- I would reply to that objection by saying __________.
Conclusion:
- Restate what you were trying to prove with your thesis. (“My thesis is…”)
- Restate each of your arguments – 1 sentence each.
- State “These arguments prove that my thesis is true.”
- Optional: a sentence or two about related issues or questions your topic brings up.