Persuasive Essay Structure (7th & 8th Grade ELA)

Jane Schaffer Essay Outline. Introduction Paragraph. Topic sentence (your hook!) Thesis (this is only 1 sentence long and sums up what your essay is about) ... (Once I have read your introduction paragraph I should know exactly what you are going to be writing about. There should be no surprises within your essay that take you off the topics ... ................
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