Sentence starters and Arguments

A sentence starter that introduces a quote

• According to

• in my experience

• This quote proves

• This shows

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

This sentence starter explains how a quote proves a point true

• According to

• in my experience

• This quote proves

• As a result

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

This sentence starter introduces an example

• As a result

• in my experience

• According to

• For example

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

This sentence starter gives one's personal experience

• For example,

• As a result

• This quote proves

• In my experience

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Shows an outcome or conclusion

• For example

• As a result

• In my experience

• This shows

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

This sentence starter presents a counterclaim and rebuttal

• Some may claim

• In my experience

in my three years at Harvard I have come to find that passion is a key ingredient to the study and practice of law -- and of life.

• rhetorical question

• anecdote

• repetition

• parallelism

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;

• repetition

• anecdote

• rhetorical question

• parallelism

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

• anecdote

• parallelism

• rhetorical question

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

“When I was a kid, I depended on school lunch, since my family was barely making ends meet, and my mother often didn’t have the money to give us enough food. That’s why subsidized school lunches are so important — they make sure kids are getting the nutrients they need.”

• anecdote

• parallelism