How to Write an Extended Response
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Develop a claim.
This should be one sentence in length. If after the claim
you want to explain it, you can but you do not have to.
If you want a transitional sentence, add one such as... “The
first reason…”
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Next you want to begin your second paragraph. You can begin
with a transitional device such as … “The second reason…”
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Concluding sentence
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