BaransAcademicEssayTemplate

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A

Claim
-
Evidence
-
Analysis

How to write an academic paragraph in 5 easy steps!

1.

State topic for paragraph:

T
his is your
claim.What

point are you trying to make? What do you want your reader to
understand about an issue?

2.
Supporting detail for topic of paragraph:
Provide a detail to support your
claim
.

3.
Quote from text:

This is your

evidence.Use a quote from

the text to provide evidence for your
claim
.

4.
Analysis of quote:

Now

analyze
your
quote (evidence)
.
Explain what your
quote
means and how your
evidence
proves your

claim
. Use sentence starters like,
This quote shows
or
This quote
indicates
or
This passage reveals
or
The author is stating
that

5.
Analysis of quote:
Finish the paragraph by summing up

your
analysis
.
For example,

use transitional words or phrases like,

Therefore,
or
Consequently,
or
As a result,
or
For this
reason,

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