Student Handout to Facilitate the 1st Rough Draft
I Have a Dream Essay
For each paragraph you will have the following:
One Introduction sentence:
I have a dream for (myself, my country, my world, my family, or my school).
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One Topic Sentence: (Tell what your dream is)
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Three or more supporting sentences:
(Give three or more reasons why
you want this dream to come true. If you have more than
three sentences use the back)
1. _____________________________________________
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2. _____________________________________________
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3. _____________________________________________
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One Concluding sentence: (Sum up or retell your dream)
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You will have a minimum of 6 sentences for each paragraph.
Your name __________________________________________
This page was created on Feb 20, 1997.
(c) Thomas C. and Mary L. O'Haver, 1997