Question

friday 10/3
put these argumentative essay structures in the correct order for a body paragraph:
1 topic sentence
2 evidence (quote, data, or statistic from outside source)
3 citation of evidence (name of text or source where you acquired the information)
4 signal phrase
5 elaboration (explain, in your own words, how it relates to your topic sentence and proves your claim) for evidence

Explanation:

In an argumentative essay body - paragraph, first, the topic sentence is stated to introduce the main idea. Then, a signal phrase is used to smoothly transition to the evidence. After that, the evidence is presented, followed by its citation to give credit to the source. Finally, elaboration is done to show how the evidence supports the claim made in the topic sentence.

Answer:

1. Topic sentence
2. Signal Phrase
3. Evidence (quote, data, or statistic from outside source)
4. Citation of Evidence (name of text or source where you acquired the information)
5. Elaboration (explain, in your own words, how it relates to your topic sentence and proves your claim) for Evidence