FA: Dogs vs. Cats

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Introduction
A. Hook / Enganche: Tu primera linea que va capturar la attencion de la person leyendo tu ensayo:
     Could be a quote/question/statistic
B. Background Information (be specific!):
     Who/Quien:
     What/Que:
     Where/Donde:
     When/Cuando:
     Why/Porque:
     How/Como (how is the problem caused or how is it a problem):
C. Rewrite all of your background information into a few sentences:
D. Thesis Statement/ Tu punto principal o tu posicion + your 3 reasons:
     I (agree/disagree) with ______________________________________ because
     First reason: _________, second reason ______________, and third reason ___________________.

Rearrange the sentences below so the Introductory Paragraph makes sense.

Did you know that dogs can save lives?

In fact, most people prefer dogs over cats.

Many people own dogs in the United States.

Dogs are without a doubt better than cats because there have been countless stories of dogs saving lives, have a great sense of smell to protect humans, and are extremely loyal when properly trained.

The debate has been going on for years and the question is if dogs are better than cats. 

Dogs have been known to be family pets, hunters, and have been known to detect natural disasters such as earthquakes.

Paragraph 1-3
A. Main Idea/ Punto principal (Posición y Primera razón)
B. (Transition word) + Example, Evidence/ Ejemplo, evidencia + Explain your evidence
C.  Link to Topic/ Hacer la conexión con la idea principal
D.  (Transition Word) + Concluding Statement/ Conclusión (Resumir A, B, y C en diferentes palabras)

Rearrange the sentences below so the Paragraph makes sense.

Dogs are better than cats because they have saved countless lives throughout the years.

As a result, dogs are better than cats because they save lives by helping in different ways.

A good example is in the article, "Dogs That Saves Lives: Facts About Search-and-Rescue Dogs" what was written by Amanda Littlejohn and it tells us that dogs are used in different ways to save lives.

Dogs save more lives than cats and they are used in a variety of ways to save humans.

Conclusion
Part A: Restate your thesis (your position)
             Sentence starter: I agree/disagree with (the controversial topic).
Part B: Summarize your reasons (resumir tus tres razones.)
Part C: What the audience benefits from agreeing with you (beneficios que el lector obtiene de estar de acuerdo con usted.)
             Sentence starter: One of the benefits from agreeing/disagreeing with (the controversial topic) is________.
Part D: Clincher (strong message at the end)/ Termina con una línea dramática (similar al enganche)

Rearrange the sentences below so the Conclusion makes sense.

Most people would respond "no" and that is why dogs are better than cats.

Dogs are known to save lives, they are more loyal when properly trained, and their heightened sense of smell can detect chemicals and weapons.

One of the benefits from agreeing that dogs are better than cats is by adopting a dog, people will gain a loyal friend that may end up saving their lives.

I agree that dogs are better than cats.

Would you rather have a pet that may not be as useful?