3. 1) Establish your point
Topicsentence:
Topic + Controlling
Point
idea
Explanation
2nd
sentence:
Explain the topic
Information
4. Use SAFER to support your point
Statistics
Anecdotes
Facts
Explanation Point
Examples
Reasons
Make your
Information examples as
specific as possible.
5. Explain your examples
Showyour reader
how the example
Explan- supports the point
ation
Point you are making in
the paragraph.
Information
6. Use more than one example
Give one example
Explain the
example
Add a transition
Give another
example
Explain the second
example
7. Return to your “Big Idea” (Summarize)
Explanation Point
Information
Details
