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Which type of sentences should be in your writing the most? Why?

If you said reasoning, you are correct! Your own words explaining how the evidence supports your claim should be half of the writing.

Restate the writing prompt.

• Make a claim statement using most of the words in the prompt.

Exlain how tornadoes form and why they are unpredictable.

Delete Explain how....Your claim should be: Tornadoes form in thunderstorms and are unpredictable.

Use a transition to get your first piece of evidence from the article you are reading.

According to the text….

According to the author…

The author stated…

As indicated in the text…

After you pick a sentence from the article and write it with quotations so you don't plagiarize, you have to explain in your own words how the evidence proves your claim.