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1 In an a five paragraph essay write about animal intelligence. Explain whether or not we should we extend empathy to animals. Offer textual evidence to support your ideas.

2 For your Essay Use evidence from the by RiBin Clearly introduce the author and his views/ claims Include counterargument Use Ethos, Pathos and/or Logos

3 Has 3 parts and is one Paragraph long The HOOK Background informa@on The THESIS

4 The Let s begin with the thesis it should answer the ques@on of the prompt Should we extend empathy to animals? Answer this ques@on: I think animals should be because.

5 The Take out a sheet of paper, start wri@ng your thesis here: Write your thesis statement there. I think animals should be because.

6 The The Hook start at the top of the page Tell a personal story of an animal Or Ask a ques@on As a child I always had a pet. One was a dog named Yoyo. He was a good companion and was very loyal. I used to play fetch with Yoyo in my yard.

7 The In the space between your HOOK and THESIS insert some background info. About the Example: In an ar?cle by Jeremy RiCkin, A Change of Heart about Animals, he.

8 The You re done with your intro!

9 The Body Choose three topics from the Animals show feelings Animals show thinking and learning Animals show self- awareness Animals show playful

10 Body Paragraph 1 It will include Topic sentence Textual evidence Explana@on Concluding sentence

11 Topic sentence Body Paragraph 1 Animals are similar to humans in the way they are able to think and learn. Animals show feelings just like humans do. Just like humans interact playfully with one another, so do animals.

12 Body Paragraph 1 Textual evidence According to RiKin, animals, ( ). RiKin explains that, ( ). Based on his research RiKin describes that, ( ).

13 Body Paragraph 1 Explain the quote What this means is that. This illustrates how. According to this evidence it demonstrates.

14 Body Paragraph 1 Explain why you think the author men@oned this in the ar@cle RiKin is trying to appeal to our emo?ons. Here the author is presen?ng facts or logos to help make his point. By men?oning this evidence, RiKin increases his ethos which means he has beqer credibility.

15 Body Paragraph 1 Conclude your paragraph Reread your topic sentence and main idea CIRCLE the Now men@on something further about that idea make sure your concluding sentence has the word you circled within it. Feelings and emo?ons are not just human traits, but also seen in animals.

16 Body Paragraph1 Congrats you re done with Body Paragraph 1 Congratula@ons!

17 Body Paragraph 2 It will contain Topic sentence with transi@onal phrase Textual evidence Explana@on of the quote Counterargument Concluding sentence

18 Body Paragraph 2 Open it with a transi@on & introduce second key idea Another reason animals should be respected is because. Animals are also able to and therefore should be shown empathy. A second reason we ought to show animals empathy is because of their ability to.

19 Body Paragraph 2 Provide textual evidence from the ar@cle RiKin explains that, ( ). According to RiKin he declares that, ( ). RiKin describes how animals, ( ).

20 Body Paragraph 2 Explain the quote This means that animals. What this means is that animals.

21 Body Paragraph 2 Present the counterargument Some people argue against this by claiming that. Others think differently saying that animals. There are also people you think differently saying that.

22 Body Paragraph 2 Conclude your paragraph Reread your topic sentence and main idea CIRCLE the Now men@on something further about that idea make sure your concluding sentence has the word you circled within it. Thinking and learning are not just abili?es that humans have, but are also observed in animals.

23 Body Paragraph 2 Congrats you re done with Body Paragraph 2 Congratula@ons!

24 Body Paragraph 3 It will contain Topic sentence with transi@onal phrase Textual evidence Explana@on of the quote Counterargument Concluding sentence

25 Body Paragraph 3 You will write this following the same format you did for Body Paragraph 1 and 2 Topic sentence with transi@onal phrase Textual evidence Explana@on of the quote Counterargument Concluding sentence

26 Conclusion Your conclusion has three parts the thesis Last of your opinion Call to tell the reader to do something

27 Conclusion Restate your thesis statement (last sentence in you but not word for word. Animals should be showed empathy because they have human- like abili?es. Restate Humans and animals share many abili?es like thinking and feeling.

28 Conclusion Next Sentence, State your last opinion using an APPEAL (ethos, logos or pathos) My own pets demonstrate many talents and act like humans some?mes. In a video I recently watched, I saw a crow make his own tool to grab food. Lastly, call the reader to an ac@on tell them to go do something Don t you think we should stop the cruelty and thus show respect and care to all intelligent animals? So, next?me someone talks badly about animals, now you can defend these smart creatures animals.

29 Conclusion Congrats you re done with your essay!

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