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Summary Outline: Explanation
The next step to creating your essay is linking your thesis statement and
evidence with explanations. Explaining how pieces of evidence support or
further define the ideas of your thesis statement will help your audience clearly
understand and effectively communicate your ideas.
EXPLAIN
DIRECTIONS: Complete the activity below, using explanations to link the evidence to your
thesis statement. Use the sentence starters if necessary.
The author explains/describes/examines/discusses...
Possible Summary Sentence Frames
.
The text explores issues of
.
The text explains to the reader that/how
and it's important because
The central idea is
and it is explained through.
Evidence #1:
Explanation of Evidence #1:
Evidence #2:

“and of clay are we created”