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Paragraph 1- Introduction

a. Introduce the general topic

General topic of the article is an “American Dream”. that means that everyone can achieve anything if they work
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b. Introduce the specific topic of the assigned article

The problematic issue connected to distribution U.S.A. finances.

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c. Introduce the author and the title of the article

The author of the article “Middle of the Class” is “The Economist Group” ___

d. Briefly summarize the author’s argument: main claim and reasons

Author claims that due to incommensurate distribution of finances between different classes, controversies the
idea of “American Dream”
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e. Explain what you think the author’s purpose is: what does he/she want readers to do/ think after reading
the article?
Author’s main purpose is to show the reader how far is reality from society’s thoughts about USA
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2. Paragraph 2- Strategy 1

a. Topic sentence that introduces the strategy. Ex: The author supports her claim by the effective use of
various strategies. The first strategy that she uses is …….
America’s founding document declares all the men to be created equal.
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b. Give evidence of how the strategy is used: quote or paraphrase from the text (for some strategies, like
statistics, you will want to provide more than one example and quote. For others, like anecdotes (stories),
you could provide only one example and paraphrase the main details of the anecdote).

Firstly author gives us the general information about American dream, which is after followed by problem that
“American Dream” is in danger due to financial problems. After what this claim is supported by some reasonable
data from The Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
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c. Explain why or why not the strategy is persuasive. How does it make the reader think or feel? Why does
it make them believe the authors claims (or not)?
 The reason why I think that this type of persuasion is effective is that author starts with unshakable idea of
equality which is the idea of “American Dream”. After what she claims that the most valued characteristic of
USA is under danger which of course touches the reader. It nearly impossible to not be hooked by this statement
if you are American.
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3. Paragraph 3- Strategy 2

a. Same structure as paragraph 2. Transition/ topic sentence could be something like: A second strategy that
the author uses to convince readers of her claim is….
Using some studies from Economic Policy Institute.
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b. Evidence
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c. Explain
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4. Paragraph 4- Organization

a. Topic sentence that introduces the organization. Ex: Another way that the author supports her claim is by
providing readers with an organization that is easy to follow and allows her to further her argument in an
effective way.
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b. Explain the organization in a few sentences. What are the major sections of the text? What are the main
points of each of these sections? (evidence from the text: paraphrase)
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c. How does each major section of the text make the author’s argument persuasive? An introduction section
that gives background information could help make the argument persuasive because it provides the
readers with the info they need to know on the topic. A section that refutes an opposing argument is
effective because it allows the readers to consider other arguments and understand why they are incorrect.
Address every major section of the organization and explain why it’s persuasive.
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d. Concluding sentence that sums up why the organization makes the argument persuasive
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5. Paragraph 5- Assumptions

a. Topic sentence about assumptions: The final feature of the author’s argument that makes it persuasive is
that the author makes appropriate assumptions about her readers.
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b. Discuss the assumption(s). What does the author believe/ assume about his or her readers? What does
he/she think the readers already know or believe about the topic? Is he/she writing for an audience that
agrees or disagrees with him/her and do they write an appropriate argument for this audience (use quotes
and paraphrases from the text to support this). Use evidence from the text to support your claim about
assumptions.
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c. Concluding sentence that sums up why the assumptions make the argument persuasive
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6. Paragraph 6- Evaluation/ Conclusion

a. Topic sentence that gives a final statement about whether or not you think the argument is persuasive (to
you and the intended audience)
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b. Summarize your main points about strategies, organization, and assumptions

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c. Based on all of these main points write a concluding sentence that states that the argument is effective (or
not)
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