Writing Assignment and Checklist: Evaluating Your Support

WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Develop primary support points and supporting details using the topic sentence or thesis statement you developed at the beginning of this chapter or one of the following topic sentences / thesis statements.

Same-sex marriages should/should not be legal in all fifty states.

The drinking age should/should not be lowered.

All families have some unique family traditions.

People who do not speak “proper” English are discriminated against.

Many movies have important messages for viewers.

Question

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Develop primary support points and supporting details using the topic sentence or thesis statement you developed at the beginning of this chapter or one of the following topic sentences/thesis statements.

After developing your support, complete the following checklist.

CHECKLIST

Evaluating Your Support

  • It is directly related to my main point.
  • It uses examples, facts, and observations that will make sense to my readers.
  • It includes enough specific details to show my readers exactly what I mean.

Once you have pulled together your primary support points and secondary supporting details, you are ready to put your ideas in order.