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At minimum, you need a paragraph that develops your answer to the question:

One main claim to answer the question

Evidence from the text to

Support the claim

Help the reader understand your ideas

Show that you understand the whole story

Commentary/reasoning – explaining how the evidence supports the claims

Commentary on an alternate interpretation

Concluding sentence - Answers the “so what?” question. Why is this idea important, beyond the story, for our lives?

General Reminders for working through your response:

Work through your evidence chronologically (beginning to end) unless you have a good reason for mixing the order.

Each new idea should build on what came before

Remember to include transitions between your ideas!

Some ideas for structuring a multi-paragraph response:

Multi-paragraph

Opening

Paragraph 1 - before

Paragraph 2 - during

Paragraph 3 - after

Conclusion – “so what?”

Opening

Paragraph 1 – first thing that starts change

Paragraph 2 – second thing that pushes closer to change

Paragraph 3 – final thing to sparks change

Conclusion – “so what?”