Connection To A Current Event:

Next, indicate how the given quote/statement (in prompt) relates to a current event that you have observed. This also serves as the reason why you support your thesis (and you will further elaborate on this topic later).

A wonderful example of/against this is _________ . Specifically, __________ .

Example: A wonderful example of this is the hiring process for many companies. Specifically, almost all companies require rsums of applicants before they hire anyone; they want to know what the person has done in order to gauge what they are capable of doing.

Transition to Thesis:

Next, transition to your thesis:

Because of such examples, __________ .

Example: Because of such examples, I believe that―in many areas of life―people should be treated according to what they have actually done.

State Reasons:

I also believe this because I have studied _________.

Example: I also believe this because I have studied the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Body Paragraph 1:

Develop Story:

Describe a story/example/reading that relates to part 1 of the essay prompt.

Example: WWII was one of the most vicious wars in human history. Millions of men, women, and children lost their lives due, mostly, to the viciousness of the Axis regime (Germany, Italy, and Japan). Eisenhower was instrumental in bringing down Germany and bringing WWII to an end. He did this through swift and intelligent maneuvering of his troops and through superior tactical command of the battlefield, and when he returned home, he was rightly heralded as a hero. Many people even wanted him to run for president, but he could not have an opportunity until 1952.