#1 Topic

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 For  Against

Opening / Introduction
Hook Examples: HOOK: Grab Readers Attention
o Question
o Unusual detail
o Quotation
o Fact / statistic
o Hyperbole (exaggeration)
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Opinion Statement

It is my opinion / I believe…./

Reasons
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Detail Suggestions: # 1 Supporting Detail

o Real-life example
o Personal example
o Numbers
o Research fact
o Table / chart / diagram # 2 Supporting Detail
o Analogy
o Comparison
o ______________

# 3 Supporting Detail
 Closing

(Restate opinion and main reasons)

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Ending Suggestions: Ending

o Prediction
o Cause – effect
o Question
o Recommendation
o Call to action
o Universal ending
o Humour (play on words personification)
o Reference for additional information