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Your Name Tiffany Meade
Your Topic Galápagos islands
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Thesis Statement
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I believe that... the Galápagos islands is a place you should sojourn to before you die.
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statement by imagining the words, "I believe that" Is your language at a high-level? What does high-level language mean?
before the thesis statement.
Those three words are not actually part of the
thesis statement.
Your Subtopics
Topic Topic Topic
history activities tourist attractions
1 2 3
Most Important Topic / Strongest 2nd Most Important Topic 3rd Most Important Topic / Weakest
Are your topics completely different?
Are your topics interesting?

2. Topic 1 History
What is one good sentence
to introduce this topic to The Galápagos islands have a semi-pleasing history.
your reader?
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Support #1
1-5 sentences The Galápagos islands are on top of volcanoes.
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Source The Galapagos islands book by Roger Perry
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Support #2 Among the first to arrive at the Galápagos islands were marine animals and Some of the
1-5 sentences animals that are there are penguins, giant tortoises. The islands also have sea birds and
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Source The Galapagos islands book by Roger Perry
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Support #3
1-5 sentences The islands are off the coast of Ecuador.
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Source The Galapagos islands book by Roger Perry
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transition into the next paragraph? In other words the history of the Galápagos islands are semi-pleasing.
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Is the information arranged from less important to most important?
Does every sentence help support your topic?
Does this information get you a step closer to proving your thesis?
Do you provide sentences of different lengths and complexities in this paragraph?

3. Topic 2 Activities
What is one good sentence
These are some the activities that you could do while you visit the Galápagos
to introduce this topic to
islands.
your reader?
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Support #1
You could go snorkeling. If you do you could see some of the fish and turtles that are
1-5 sentences
under the ocean and if any other kinds of animals are under there.
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Source http://www.cruisesingalapagos.com/snorkeling.htm
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Support #2
You could also go surfing. If you like the water and surfing you could go while your
1-5 sentences
down there as long as its not stormy.
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Source http://www.cruisesingalapagos.com/surfing.htm
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Support #3
1-5 sentences If you don't want to go just surfing there is kayaking.
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Source http://www.cruisesingalapagos.com/tours/kayaking.htm
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What is one good sentence to
To put it differently these are the things you might like to do if your
transition into the next paragraph?
visiting down in the galapagos.
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Does every sentence help support your topic?
Does this information get you a step closer to proving your thesis?
Do you provide sentences of different lengths and complexities in this paragraph?

4. Topic 3 Tourist attractions
What is one good sentence
to introduce this topic to The Galápagos islands have quite a few tourist attractions.
your reader?
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Support #1
You could go see wolf island, another island in the Galápagos islands. You could go
1-5 sentences
underwater diving and surfing.
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Source http://islands.travour.com/galapagos-island/tourist-attractions-in-galapagos-island.html
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Support #2
You can see sea lions sometimes. People said that you can see them in unthinkable
1-5 sentences
places.
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Source http://www.igougo.com/attractions-l758-c65-Galapagos_Islands_Tourist_Attractions.html
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Support #3
While your down there you could see leon dormido that means "sleeping lion." The leon
1-5 sentences
dormido is a rock formation.
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Source http://www.igougo.com/attractions-l758-c65-Galapagos_Islands_Tourist_Attractions.html
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Is the information arranged from less important to most important?
Does every sentence help support your topic?
Does this information get you a step closer to proving your thesis?
Do you provide sentences of different lengths and complexities in this paragraph?

5. Introduction Paragraph
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Ask yourself
1) How can I get my reader's attention?
2) Imagine your reader knows nothing about your topic. What background information could I give my reader about
my topic?
3) Why should the reader care to know this information?
4) What is it you are trying to prove?
Attention Getter
What would you pick if you were going to the Galápagos islands either to see stuff or
1 Sentence
learn about the history?
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What was your attention getter? A Question A Quick Story An Interesting Fact A Quote
A Shocking Statistic An Unusual Statement Other
Background Information
2-5 Sentences
- Introduce your topic, but not
your thesis The Galápagos islands are a really nice place that you would probably like to
- Provide insider details that see. They are located in the pacific ocean there is about 7 islands and 6 smaller
would help your reader better ones and about 18,000 people that live down there.
understand your topic, without
providing information you are
discussing in your support.
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Why should your reader care?
Complete this sentence..
It is important that you read this
essay because... you could learn stuff that you didn't know before about the Galápagos
*Read - Quick Note islands that you would know now.
"It is important that you read this essay because"
is a way to help you word this sentence and those
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your essay.
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Thesis Statement
(paste the one you already I believe that the Galápagos islands is a place you should sojourn to before you die.
wrote on page 1)
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Did you avoid referring to yourself or your reader directly?
Would you want to read your paper after reading your introduction?

6. Conclusion Paragraph
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A conclusion should...
1) Include a brief summary of the paper's main points.
2) Suggest results or consequences
3) Leave a lasting impression
Restate your thesis in These are some things that might make you think you want to go down to the islands
a fresh, new way sometime in your life.
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Summarize / Reflect / Give
Final thoughts on Topic 1 The islands are off of Ecuador. They got put on the map sometime in the 1500s. I
1-3 Sentences think they have a kind of nice history except for being on volcanoes.
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Summarize / Reflect / Give
Some of the activities in the Galápagos islands are interesting. You could do a
Final thoughts on Topic 2
bunch of different things and they might be lots of fun. I think some of them
1-3 Sentences
would be fun to do.
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Summarize / Reflect / Give
The tourist attractions are compelling. If you go down there there is quite a few
Final thoughts on Topic 3
attractions you could see. Bird and whale watching sound kind of boring if you
1-3 Sentences
just go there and sit for a long time and do nothing but just look.
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Final Thought
1 Sentence
-Contains vivid language
These are some of the reasons why the Galápagos islands is a place you will
-Compound or Complex sentence
think is very appealing along with the pretty blue water you would love to
-Leave a lasting impression
see and there is things you would like to do that are interesting.
-Sums up your essay in one
incredible sentence
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Did you avoid referring to yourself or your reader directly?
Did you feel your conclusion leaves the reader satisfied and impressed?

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Galapagos islands sea kayaking. 1999. Cruisinggalapagos.com. 1999 <http://www.cruisesingalapagos.
com/tours/kayaking.htm>.
Galapagos islands surfing. 1999. Cruisinggalapagos.com. 1999 <http://www.cruisesingalapagos.com/
surfing.htm>.
Citations Galapagos islands tourist attractions. 2000. Travelocity.com. 2000 <http://www.igougo.com/
in attractions-l758-c65-Galapagos_Islands_Tourist_Attractions.html>.
Alphabetical
Order The galapagos islands. United states of America: Dodd, mead & company, 1972.
Galapagos snorkeling. 1999. Cruisinggalapagos.com. 1999 <http://www.cruisesingalapagos.com/
snorkeling.htm>.
Tourist attractions in galapagos islands. World islands. <http://islands.travour.com/galapagos-island/
tourist-attractions-in-galapagos-island.html>.
Paragraph Organization- Copy and Paste your sentences in the correct order
Tours in the galapagos islands. 1999. Cruisinggalapagos.com. 1999 <http://www.cruisesingalapagos.
com/tour-attractions.htm>.
Paragraph 1- Introduction Paragraph 3 - Body Paragraph 2 Paragraph 5 - Conclusion
- Attention Getter - Topic Introduction - Thesis Restatement
- Background Information - Support 1 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 1
- Why should we care sentence - Support 2 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 2
- Thesis Statement - Support 3 - Summarize/Reflect/Final - Topic 3
- Transition - Strong Final Thought
Paragraph 2 - Body Paragraph 1
Paragraph 4 - Body Paragraph 3 Final page - Bibliography
- Topic Introduction - On a new page
- Support 1 - Topic Introduction - Titled - Bibliography
- Support 2 - Support 1 - Use citations created from Easybib
- Support 3 - Support 2 - MLA Format
- Transition - Support 3 - Alphabetized
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