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TRIQAP and YOU . Write a good argument paragraph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. T=topic sentence. 1.Nuclear weapon production should/should not increase. 2.Carl Sagan’s speech, given on July 3, 1988, at Gettysburg, was too negative about nuclear weapons.
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TRIQAP and YOU Write a good argument paragraph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T=topic sentence • 1.Nuclear weapon production should/should not increase. • 2.Carl Sagan’s speech, given on July 3, 1988, at Gettysburg, was too negative about nuclear weapons. • 3.After seeing first hand the destructive force of the atomic bomb, I believe all nuclear weapons should be destroyed and banned from use by any nation.
R=restrictive • This sentence forces you to redefine and restrict your writing to a small, minute topic. • Specifically,
I=Illustration • This is an example to support your topic. • Introductory words = For Example • For Instance • To Illustrate
Q=Quote • Insert a quote from the source to support your topic. • “ “ ( author page or line).
A=Analyze • Explain how the I and the Q support your topic. • Clearly,………
P=Present your point • This sentence should summarize your first sentence. • To conclude or in conclusion
Grand total of sentences • 6-8
T=2.Carl Sagan’s speech, given on July 3, 1988, at Gettysburg, is too negative about the use of nuclear technology. • R=Specifically, he only discusses the negative uses of the nuclear energy. • I and Q=For example, “the United States used the first atomic bombs to annihilate two Japanese cities. Each of those weapons had the equivalent power of about ten thousand tons of TNT, enough to kill a few hundred thousand people” (22-25) . • A=Clearly, this bomb had that destructive force, but nuclear technology has not been used since the end of World War II to destroy; it has been used in other areas such as “the Challenger space shuttle and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, high technology systems…” (66-67) . • P=In conclusion, Carl Sagan’s speech is too negative about the potential use of all nuclear technology.