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Your Topic Amazon Rainforest
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Thesis Statement
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I believe that... The Amazon Rainforest is a very valuable part of our planet.
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Your Subtopics
Do you know how many What makes it a top
Topic Topic Topic
History Of the Amazon species live in the twenty eight things to
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rainforest? see?
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2. Topic 1 History Of the Amazon Rainforest
What is one good sentence
to introduce this topic to The Amazon Rainforest is a very historical geographical importance of our planet.
your reader?
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The amazon is the largest rainforest in the world. It covers about two million of the
1-5 sentences
surface of earth. It even cover eight countries!!
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Source http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/lifelists/lifelist-amazon-rain-forest.html
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The Amazon Rainforest has many valuable sources available. One of these sources are
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lumber, there is about a thousand acres destroyed a day. Lumber is the most valuable
1-5 sentences
resource for Amazon's basin. However the basin has other resources also, those include,
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gold, tin, bauxite, copper, and many more minerals.
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Support #3
1-5 sentences The destruction of this unique forest is beginning to increase rapidly.
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transition into the next paragraph? The destruction of this historical forest if effecting the environment.
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3. Topic 2 Do you know how many species live in the
rainforest?
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to introduce this topic to Do you know how many species live in the rainforest?
your reader?
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Support #1
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Support #2
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Support #3
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transition into the next paragraph?
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4. Topic 3 What makes it a top twenty eight things to see?
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to introduce this topic to
your reader?
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Support #1
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Support #2
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Support #3
1-5 sentences No one is sure just how long this forest will still be here.
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Is the information arranged from less important to most important?
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5. Introduction Paragraph
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1) How can I get my reader's attention?
2) Imagine your reader knows nothing about your topic. What background information could I give my reader about
my topic?
3) Why should the reader care to know this information?
4) What is it you are trying to prove?
Attention Getter
1 Sentence What is the world's largest forest?
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What was your attention getter? A Question A Quick Story An Interesting Fact A Quote
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Background Information
2-5 Sentences
- Introduce your topic, but not The Amazon Rainforest is the largest forest in the world. However it is
your thesis currently being destroyed daily. The destruction extends to over thousands of
- Provide insider details that acres each day. There is no changing of the seasons in the forest. The Amazon
would help your reader better river will rise about 30 feet each year but it will go back down and it changes
understand your topic, without the environment around it.
providing information you are
discussing in your support.
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Why should your reader care?
Complete this sentence..
It is important that you read this It is important that you read this essay because it will give you some
essay because... information on a historical forest that no one is sure will be there in fifty
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Thesis Statement
(paste the one you already The Amazon Rainforest is a very valuable part of our planet.
wrote on page 1)
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Did you avoid referring to yourself or your reader directly?
Would you want to read your paper after reading your introduction?

6. Conclusion Paragraph
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A conclusion should...
1) Include a brief summary of the paper's main points.
2) Suggest results or consequences
3) Leave a lasting impression
Restate your thesis in
A unedifying part of our planet is The Amazon Rainforest
a fresh, new way
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Summarize / Reflect / Give
Final thoughts on Topic 1
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Summarize / Reflect / Give
Final thoughts on Topic 2
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Summarize / Reflect / Give
Final thoughts on Topic 3
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Final Thought
1 Sentence
-Contains vivid language
-Compound or Complex sentence
-Leave a lasting impression
-Sums up your essay in one
incredible sentence
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Did you feel your conclusion leaves the reader satisfied and impressed?

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Copy and Paste your citations you created using Easybib
You will be able to copy and paste this onto your Bibliography page.
Save the Amazon Rainforest." Ask.com. Save the Amazon. Web. 22 Sept. 2009. <http://
www.ask.com/bar?q=amazon+rainforest&page=1&qsrc=178&ab=0&title=Save%20the%20Amazon%
20Rainforest%20|%20Amazon%20River%20-%20Rainforest%20Animals&u=http%3A%2F%
2Fwww.amazon-rainforest.org%2F
Zielinski, Sarah. "Amazon Rainforest." Smithsonian.com. Smithonion. Web. 28 Sept. 2009. <http://
Citations www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/lifelists/lifelist-amazon-rain-forest.html>.
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Alphabetical Grolier, ed. "Agriculture." The Book Of Knowledge. S ed. 1998. 295-95. Print.
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Schreider, Helen, and Frank Schreider. Exploring the Amazon. National Geographic Society, 1970.
Print.
"Amazon." The Book Of Knowledge. A ed. 193-94. Print.
Paragraph Organization- Copy and Paste your sentences in the correct order
Paragraph 1- Introduction Paragraph 3 - Body Paragraph 2 Paragraph 5 - Conclusion
- Attention Getter - Topic Introduction - Thesis Restatement
- Background Information - Support 1 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 1
- Why should we care sentence - Support 2 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 2
- Thesis Statement - Support 3 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 3
- Transition - Strong Final Thought
Paragraph 2 - Body Paragraph 1
Paragraph 4 - Body Paragraph 3 Final page - Bibliography
- Topic Introduction - On a new page
- Support 1 - Topic Introduction - Titled - Bibliography
- Support 2 - Support 1 - Use citations created from Easybib
- Support 3 - Support 2 - MLA Format
- Transition - Support 3 - Alphabetized
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Do I spell everything correctly? Did I put everything in my own words to avoid plagiarism?
Did I check all punctuation and capitalization? Have I done my best?
Did I rid my essay of unnecessary qualifiers like "Really" "Just" "Sort of" "Like" and "So"
Do you get rid of BABY WORDS and use a thesaurus to enhance your language?
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