Single-Paragraph Summary Template:



EVALUATING ARGUMENT

|INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH: |In the literary work (novel, short story, article)__________, by ___________, the reader is introduced to the |

| |idea of ______________. |

| |The author explains that _______________________________________________________. |

| |I agree/disagree because _______________________________________________________. |

|SUPPORTING EVIDENCE |One reason I agree/disagree with _______ is because_________________________________. |

|Paragraph 1: |The author’s explanation/evidence states that _______________________________________. |

| |This evidence explains/describes_________________________________________________. |

| |This makes sense because___________. OR This does not make sense because___________. |

| |It is clear that ________________________________________________________________. |

| |Another reason I agree/disagree with _______ is because_____________________________. |

|SUPPORTING EVIDENCE |The author claims that ________________________________________________________. |

|Paragraph 2: |The evidence illustrates/explains/describes ________________________________________. |

| |This makes sense because___________. OR This does not make sense because___________. |

| |A closer reading of the text makes one understand that _______________________________. |

|COUNTER-ARGUMENT | |

|PARAGRAPH: |Some people will argue that__________; however, __________________________________. |

| |OR |

| |Others suggest ____________________; however,___________________________________. |

| |Another possible point of disagreement is _______________________________________, but |

| |____________________________________________________________________________. |

| |However, this is incorrect/illogical/impractical because_______________________________. |

| | |

|CONCLUSION |To conclude, I found the position of the author of the (novel/short story/article) convincing/not convincing |

| |because _________________________________. |

| |There is only one clear position and that is |

| |____________________________________________________________________________. |

| |Ultimately, the facts indicate that _________________________________________________. |

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