Ingredients needed:
1 Brilliant idea
2 (or more!) Pieces of evidence
2 (or more!) Elaborations or explanations
1 Concluding thought
Directions:
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. OK, just kidding about the last part! But there you have it - easy, isn't it?
1 Brilliant idea
2 (or more!) Pieces of evidence
2 (or more!) Elaborations or explanations
1 Concluding thought
Directions:
- After reading, construct an IDEA about the text. This will be your topic sentence. Don't forget to indent!
- Back your idea up with SUPPORTING EVIDENCE. "Quote" or paraphrase (summarize in your own words) the text.
- Now, ELABORATE or EXPLAIN what the evidence means and why it supports your idea.
- Back your idea up with another piece of SUPPORTING EVIDENCE. "Quote" or paraphrase (summarize in your own words) the text.
- Again, ELABORATE or EXPLAIN what this piece of evidence means and why it supports your idea.
- Bring it all together with a CONCLUSION or an EXTENSION.
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. OK, just kidding about the last part! But there you have it - easy, isn't it?