Sled dogs that were killed in the 1950s
Inquiry question: Did the government kill the dogs in the 1950’s?
BODY PARAGRAPH 1
POINT: Topic Sentence. Introduce the first argument from your argument statement here
Why did the government make this decision for the sled dogs when they head many other ways to use
PROOF: Evidence for your argument (Include parenthetical citations providing the source for each of your pieces of evidence beside each point whether or not you are directly quoting the source – see handout about parenthetical citations)
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EXPLAIN: How does this connect back to your argument and explain (Use Historical Thinking Concept here)
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Transitional Sentence (This sentence concludes your first argument while transitioning to the next argument that will be made in your essay)
BODY PARAGRAPH 2
POINT: Topic Sentence. Introduce the second point from your argument statement here.
PROOF: Evidence for your argument (Include parenthetical citations providing the source for each of your pieces of evidence beside each point whether or not you are directly quoting the source – see handout about parenthetical citations)
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EXPLAIN:How does this connect back to your argument and explain (Use Historical Thinking Concept here)
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Transitional Sentence (This sentence concludes your first argument while transitioning to the next argument that will be made in your essay)
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BODY PARAGRAPH 3
Topic Sentence. Introduce the third argument from your argument. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PROOF: Evidence for your argument (Include parenthetical citations providing the source for each of your pieces of evidence beside each point whether or not you are directly quoting the source – see handout about parenthetical citations)
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EXPLAIN: How does this connect back to your argument and explain (Use Historical Thinking Concept here)
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Transitional Sentence (This sentence concludes your first argument while transitioning to the next argument that will be made in your essay)
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CONCLUSION
In your conclusion you summarize your arguments and offer a final evaluation or judgement about your topic. Sometimes, writers also offer predictions about how this issue may affect what will happen in Canada in the present day or our near future. Make sure that your conclusion is FULLY DEVELOPED. This means it should have AT LEAST 5 SENTENCES. Use the Historical Thinking Concept here.
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Summarize your three main points here:
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