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ASSIGNMENT 4
ENGL 0960
Steps for this assignment:

■ Choose an article
■ Review Essential Question
■ Annotate Article
■ Use Annotations to write topic sentence, example, support, and concluding sentence
■ Edit and finalize final paragraph
Choose an article.
Each article will have its own essential question.
Example:
Example:
Example:
 U s in g t h e q u e s t io n a b o v e f o r mu l a t e y o u r t o pic s e n t e n c e / c l a im. Re me mbe r :
1. A t o p ic s e n t e n c e s h o u l d n o t s t a r t w it h “I t h in k ” o r “I b el ie v e ”
2 . It s h o u l d b e a s t a t e me n t a n d s h o u l d N O T in c l u d e t h e w o r d “b e c a u s e .”
Topic Sentence
I think humans are dependent on minerals from pegmatites for several products.

I think humans are dependent on minerals from pegmatites for several products.

Humans are dependent on minerals from pegmatites for several products.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
HOW ARE WE DEPENDENT UPON MINERALS? GIVE AN EXAMPLE AND
SUPPORT WITH TEXT-BASED EVIDENCE.
 U s in g t h e p ic t u r e , g iv e o n e e x a mpl e o r d e t a il t h a t s u pp o r t s o r a n s w e r s t h e q u e s t io n /
t a s k . Be s u r e t o a d d e l a b o r a t io n t o s u p p o r t t h e e x a mp l e .
Example
Cellphones, batteries, and cosmetics

Cellphones, batteries, and cosmetics are examples of things that use minerals.

Elaboration / Support (with text-based evidence)

“Many minerals valued for industrial and commercial purposes are also found in pegmatites.”

As Reese states in the article…

As Reese states in the article, “Many minerals valued for industrial and commercial purposes are also found
in pegmatites.”

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
HOW ARE WE DEPENDENT UPON MINERALS? GIVE AN EXAMPLE AND
SUPPORT WITH TEXT-BASED EVIDENCE.
 Wr it e y o u r “s u m u p ” s e n t e n c e o r c o n c l u d in g s e n t e n c e b y u s in g y o u r c l a im.
R e me mb e r t o u s e t h e f o l l o w in g t r a n s it io n s w o r d s o r p h r a s e s : O v e r a l l , In t h e En d , Al
in a l l , In c o n c l u s io n .
Closing Sentence
We will continue to use minerals.

Products that people depend on will continue to contain minerals.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
HOW ARE WE DEPENDENT UPON MINERALS? GIVE AN EXAMPLE AND
SUPPORT WITH TEXT-BASED EVIDENCE.
 N o w , t a k e a l l pa r t s a n d c r e a t e a p a r a g r a ph ( Sh o u l d b e a t l e a s t 4 s e n t e n c e s . C u t a n d
pa s t e f r o m a bo v e ) . Ma k e s u r e y o u pr o o f r e a d f o r g r a mma r , s pe l l in g , a n d pu n c t u a t io n .

Humans are dependent on minerals from pegmatites

for several products. Cellphones, batteries, and cosmetics
are examples of things that use minerals. As Reese states in
the article, “Many minerals valued for industrial and
commercial purposes are also found in pegmatites. Products
that people depend on will continue to contain minerals.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
HOW ARE WE DEPENDENT UPON MINERALS? GIVE AN EXAMPLE AND
SUPPORT WITH TEXT-BASED EVIDENCE.
Choose an article.
Each article will have its own essential question.