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Social Studies 8 PPR Essay Graphic Organizer

NAME:________________________________ BLOCK_______

INTORDUCTION PARAGRAPH ORGANIZER Background: Give background information on the PPR. Summarize events and use persuasive language that guides readers to your thesis statement (the PPR was a failure).

Thesis Statement: Provide a clear thesis statement with the three reasons it was a failure.

NAME: ________________________________________ BLOCK: ______

BODY PARAGRAPH ORGANIZER Body Paragraph # _______ Point: state what you will prove in the paragraph (reason it failed).

Evidence #1 (cite source)

Explain how the evidence supports your point

Transition sentence for next point of evidence

Evidence #2 (cite source)

Explain how the evidence supports your point

Concluding sentence: links evidence in paragraph back to thesis

NAME: ________________________________________ BLOCK: ______

BODY PARAGRAPH ORGANIZER Body Paragraph # _______ Point: state what you will prove in the paragraph (reason it failed).

Evidence #1 (cite source)

Explain how the evidence supports your point

Transition sentence for next point of evidence

Evidence #2 (cite source)

Explain how the evidence supports your point

Concluding sentence: links evidence in paragraph back to thesis

NAME: ________________________________________ BLOCK: ______

BODY PARAGRAPH ORGANIZER Body Paragraph # _______ Point: state what you will prove in the paragraph (reason it failed).

Evidence #1 (cite source)

Explain how the evidence supports your point

Transition sentence for next point of evidence

Evidence #2 (cite source)

Explain how the evidence supports your point

Concluding sentence: links evidence in paragraph back to thesis

NAME: ________________________________________ BLOCK: ______

CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH ORGANIZER Thesis paraphrase: Paraphrase your thesis statement. Write your statement in a different way.

Summarize: Summarize your three points by paraphrasing your point sentences from the three body paragraphs.

So What? (Pick one or two of these to answer): What new understanding should the reader have about the PPR? How should the reader think about PPR? What should the reader now believe? How should the reader feel about PPR? What should the reader do with what he or she learned from you? What action should the reader take?

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