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Hook! Question?
Exclamation! Fact.

Your opinion on subject

fact
How it can be different
Thesis statement.
What you are going to tell
the reader.

I am going to use my honesty, writing

skills, and acting skills to fight for the

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http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/science/gmfoods/

Did you know that up 70% of the

processed foods that you eat are
genetically modified?
Because so many of our foods our
genetically modified, I believe that
humans should not consume food that is
not natural!
In addition, farmers cannot stop cross pollination
between genetically modified foods and wild plants.
No One knows how genetically modifying foods might
affect the environment or peoples health!
However, we do not have to take this
risk with the environment or our health.
farmers can continue to raise the same
natural foods that they have for centuries.

Given these facts, I am going to use

my honesty, writing skills, and acting
skills to fght for the foods that we eat

details

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/science/gmfoods/

Did you know that up 70% of the

processed foods that you eat are
genetically
Because so
many ofmodified?
our foods our
genetically modified, I believe that
humans should not consume food that is
not natural!
In addition, farmers cannot stop cross
pollination between genetically modified foods
and wild plants. No One knows how
genetically modifying foods might affect the
environment
ordo
peoples
health!
However, we
not have
to take this
risk with the environment or our health.
farmers can continue to raise the same
natural foods that they have for centuries.

Thesis statement: last sentence in your introductory

paragraph that states your main idea and sets up the
order of your essay.
1
3
2
I am going to use my honesty, writing skills,
and acting skills to fight for our foods to
remain natural and organic!
1-first paragraph
2-second paragraph
3- third paragraph

MAIN IDEA: must be

discussed in EVERY
paragraph.