Musical Links Investigation Criteria for writing, formatting, developing, and revising

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Universal English PointEvidenceAnalysisRelevanceLink/Language Science TopicEvidenceAnalysisRelevance Music ClaimCite (Evidence) Justify

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FORMATTING

Paper Set-Up Introduction Thesis Body Paragraphs Topic Sentences Support Transitions Conclusions

Thesis Statement A concise summary of the pain point or claim of the research paper All other components of the paper support the thesis

Sample Thesis Statement Create a sample thesis statement for an MLI.

Topic Sentences Each paragraph will begin with a topic sentence. Every sentence related to the topic sentence. Topic sentence will relate to thesis.

Sample Topic Sentence Create a sample topic sentence for an MLI.

Support Topic Sentence 3 points Data, facts, analysis, quotes, examples, details Support points to topic sentence.

Claim and Evidence “A Claim is a statement about something, which could, in theory, be supported with evidence. It is an assertion about the way things are… Claims are, almost by definition, controversial, in the sense that not everyone agrees with them. That is why they require evidence” Oldham ( “Evidence is the concrete facts used to support a claim. Ideally, evidence is something everyone agrees on, or something that anyone could, with sufficient training and equipment, verify for themselves” Oldham (

Paragraphs Topic Sentence (Claim)Evidence and CitationAnalysis (Justify)Transition Sentence

Sample Paragraph Create a sample paragraph for an MLI.

Additional Resources Conclusion Common Core Rubric for Writing