The Crucible EssayPlanning Form
Topic:_____________________________
I. Introduction:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Thesis Statement:___________________
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Body Paragraphs
l Body Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence:__________________________________________________
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Concrete Detail (CD) #1 : (transition)
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Commentary (CM)1.1_______________________________________________
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Commentary 1.2 __________________________________________________
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CD #2(transition)__________________________________________________
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CM 2.1________________________________________________________
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CM 2.2 ________________________________________________________
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CD #3 (transition)_____________________________________________
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CM 3.1 _________________________________________________________
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CM 3.2 _________________________________________________________
Concluding Sentence ___________________________________________________

III. Body Paragraph 2
Topic Sentence:_______________________________________________________
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Concrete Detail (CD) #1 : (transition)
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Commentary (CM)1.1___________________________________________________
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Commentary 1.2 ______________________________________________________
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CD #2(transition)______________________________________________________
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CM 2.1______________________________________________________________
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CM 2.2 ______________________________________________________________
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CD #3 (transition)____________________________________________________
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CM 3.1 _____________________________________________________________
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CM 3.2 _____________________________________________________________
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Concluding Sentence ___________________________________________________


IV. Body Paragraph 3
Topic Sentence:______________________________________________________
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Concrete Detail (CD) #1 : (transition)
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Commentary (CM)1.1____________________________________________________
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Commentary 1.2 ______________________________________________________
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CD #2(transition)______________________________________________________
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CM 2.1____________________________________________________________
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CM 2.2 ________________________________________________________
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CD #3 (transition)__________________________________________________
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CM 3.1 ___________________________________________________________
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CM 3.2 ____________________________________________________________
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Concluding Sentence ___________________________________________________



l Conclusion Paragraph
Re-state our thesis:_________________
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Sentences 2-4 (summarize)
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Sentence 5: very general statement
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