PROMPT: Is John Brown an American Hero



PROMPT: Is John Brown an American Hero?

|INTRODU|Hook your reader |Background |John Brown was a controversial abolitionist who… | |

|CTION | |Statement |In 1859 John Brown … | |

|PARAGRA| | |Prior to the Civil War, John Brown… | |

|PH | | |create your own using who, what, where, when and why) | |

| | |Definition |An American hero is one who… | |

| | | |It is the responsibility of an American hero to… | |

| | | |Characteristics of an American hero are… | |

| |Thesis Statement |John Brown |is an American hero because… | |

| | | |is not an American hero | |

| | | |because… | |

|BODY# 1|Restate your |I think that… |John Brown demonstrates heroic | |

|PARAGRA|proposition |I believe that… |qualities because.... | |

|PH #1 | |In my opinion… |John Brown does not demonstrate | |

| | |It is my opinion that… |heroic qualities because.... | |

| | |In my view… | | |

| | |It is my position that… | | |

| | |It is my belief that… | | |

| |Evidence Which |One reason |I think this |is because ____ said “ “ | |

| |primary or | |I believe this | | |

| |secondary source | | | | |

| |supports your | | |QUOTES GO HERE | |

| |argument? | | | | |

| | |This quote supports my argument |it shows that… | |

| | |because |this source suggests that… | |

| | | |this source tells us… | |

|BODY |Restate your |Another reason why |I think that… |John Brown demonstrates | |

|PARAGRA|proposition |In addition |I believe that… |heroic qualities | |

|PH #2 | | |it is my opinion that… |because.... | |

| | | |it is my position that… |John Brown does not | |

| | | |it is my belief that… |demonstrate heroic | |

| | | | |qualities because.... | |

| |Evidence Which |According to ______ (name of person) |“QUOTE GOES HERE” | |

| |primary or | | | |

| |secondary source | | | |

| |supports your | | | |

| |argument ? | | | |

| | |This quote suggests… | |

| | |This quote tells us… | |

| | |From this quote I understand… | |

|BODY |Explain what |Someone who |John Brown is an American | |

|PARAGRAPH |someone on the |disagreed with me |hero because… | |

|#3 – |other side |would believe… |John Brown is not an | |

|Counter |would think. |Some people think |American hero because… | |

|Argument | |that… | | |

| | |The other side of | | |

| | |this debate | | |

| | |believes… | | |

| | |An opposing argument| | |

| | | | | |

| | |It can be argued | | |

| | |Some people might | | |

| | |argue that | | |

| |Explain why the|This belief is wrong because… | |

| |other side is |This idea is incorrect because… | |

| |incorrect. |People should not believe this because… | |

| | |If possible use another quote that helps to | |

| | |explain why this side is wrong. | |

|CONCLUS|Restate your |I think that… |John Brown is an American hero. |Adds significance –why does this matter today? Why does your argument matters today? |

|OIN |thesis-- State your|I believe that… |John Brown is not an American hero. |What does |

|PARAGRA|opinion in a |In my opinion… | | |

|PH |different way. |It is my opinion that… | | |

| | |In my view… | | |

| | |It is my position that… | | |

| | |It is my belief that… | | |

| |Support- Explain |This should now be clear because _____and _____. | |

| |how you supported |This is because se_____ and _____. | |

| |your thesis in the |The reasons that I believe this are _____and _____. | |

| |paper. | | |

| |Conclusion |We should remember John Brown because… | |

| |Statement |We should remember this part of history because… | |

| |Explain what you |People should learn about John Brown because… | |

| |learned from this | | |

| |study. | | |

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