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Sentence​ ​Starters 

 
Citing​ ​Evidence​ ​or​ ​Quote​ ​Sentence​ ​Starters: 
Start​ ​with​ ​a​ ​lead-in​ ​(source)​ ​and​ ​use​ ​the​ ​correct​ ​punctuation.​ ​Fill​ ​in​ ​the​ ​BLANK. 
● Name​ ​of​ ​person​ ​or​ ​article​​ ​says,​ ​“Quote.” 
● According​ ​to​ ​the​ ​title​ ​of​ ​the​ ​source​,​ ​name​ ​of​ ​person,​ ​speaker,​ ​author​ ​of​ ​the​ ​article 
says,​ ​“Quote.” 
● “Quote,”​​ ​says​ ​name​ ​of​ ​person. 
 
Additional​ ​terms​ ​to​ ​use​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​“says”: 
Tone:   Tone:  Tone:  Tone:  Tone: 
Explanatory  Argumentative  Anger  Understanding  Questioning 
Announce  Argue  Bark  Agree  Ask 
Comment  Counter  Command  Empathize  Inquire 
Describe  Demand  Fume  Sympathize  Marvel 
Explain  Emphasize  Protest    Question 
Exclaim  Insist  Rage   
Observe  Maintain  Shriek 
Respond  Object  Scold 
Reply  Proclaim  Shout 
State   
Suggest 
 
 

Corroborating​ ​Sources​ ​Sentence​ ​Starters: 


Fill​ ​in​ ​the​ ​BLANK​ ​with​ ​the​ ​source,​ ​quote​ ​and​ ​inferences.​ ​Be​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​include​ ​the​ ​context 
or​ ​background​ ​for​ ​each​ ​source.  
● Both​ ​______​ ​and​ ​______​ ​documents​ ​agree​ ​that​ ​_____.​ ​This​ ​proves​ ​_____. 
● In​ ​the​ ​_____​ ​and​ ​_____​ ​documents,​ ​the​ ​authors​ ​state​ ​such​ ​details​ ​as​ ​_____.​ ​This 
proves​ ​_____. 
● _____​ ​and​ ​_____​ ​documents​ ​both​ ​say​ ​_____,​ ​which​ ​proves​ ​_____. 
● The​ ​_____​ ​and​ ​_____​ ​documents​ ​both​ ​say​ ​_____.​ ​Therefore,​ ​these​ ​sources​ ​prove 
_____ 
 
 
 
Analysis​ ​Sentence​ ​Starters​ ​--​ ​Making​ ​Inferences: 
Fill​ ​in​ ​the​ ​BLANK​ ​with​ ​the​ ​source,​ ​quote​ ​and​ ​inferences. 
● When​ ​(person/title​ ​of​ ​source)​​ ​said,​ ​“QUOTE,”​​ ​this​ ​proves​ ​_____​ ​because​ ​_____. 
● The​ ​use​ ​of​ ​the​ ​word​ ​“QUOTE”​​ ​suggests​ ​that​ ​_____,​ ​since​ ​_____. 
● When​ ​_____​ ​states,​ ​“QUOTE,”​​ ​a​ ​reader​ ​can​ ​infer​ ​_____​ ​because​ ​_____. 
● The​ ​image​ ​of​ ​_____​ ​suggests​ ​that​ ​_____.​ ​As​ ​a​ ​result,​ ​this​ ​reveals​ ​_____. 
● The​ ​use​ ​of​ ​the​ ​term/phrase​ ​“QUOTE”​​ ​shows​ ​_____,​ ​so​ ​this​ ​proves​ ​______. 
 
 
Counter-argument​ ​Sentence​ ​Starters: 
Fill​ ​in​ ​the​ ​BLANK. 
● Although​ ​some​ ​may​ ​argue​ ​_____,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​not​ ​the​ ​case​ ​because​ ​_____. 
● It​ ​may​ ​be​ ​argued​ ​that​ ​_____.​ ​However,​ ​(​write​ ​reasons​ ​why​ ​the​ ​counter-claim​ ​is 
false​). 
● Some​ ​opponents​ ​may​ ​argue​ ​that​ ​_____,​ ​but​ ​_____. 
● While​ ​it​ ​may​ ​be​ ​true​ ​that​ ​_____,​ ​still​ ​all​ ​in​ ​all​ ​_____. 
● An​ ​argument​ ​against​ ​this​ ​position​ ​is​ ​_____.​ ​However,​ ​_____. 
● An​ ​opposing​ ​view​ ​may​ ​say​ ​_____,​ ​but​ ​_____. 
● On​ ​the​ ​one​ ​hand​ ​an​ ​argument​ ​is​ ​that​ ​_____.​ ​On​ ​the​ ​other​ ​hand,​ ​_____. 
 
 

Transition​ ​words: 
Although,  Accordingly, 
Admittedly,  Afterward, 
Certainly,  In​ ​conclusion, 
Of​ ​course,  Consequently, 
Nevertheless,  Otherwise, 
However,  Therefore, 
Despite​ ​the​ ​argument,  Similarly, 
Above​ ​all,  Ultimately, 
Finally,  Moreover, 
For​ ​example,  For​ ​this​ ​reason, 
On​ ​the​ ​other​ ​hand,  First/Second/Third, 
 

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