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1 Paragraph Frame for Scaffolding Comparing Academic language paragraph frames and are similar in several ways. They both. They also. Furthermore, each Because of these similarities, we can However, and differ in some key areas. First,, whereas. n addition,. n contrast, These differences help us to see Paragraph Frames for Scaffolding classifying and categorizing t is helpful to place the,, and in the same group. They have important commonalities such as. Likewise, the and belong together because they. However, the is distinct because it. We need to create a new category for it, such as We believe that the most important aspect of is its. t is vital because. Another important aspect is because it. Then again, some minor details, such as and are hardly worth mentioning. Paragraph Frames for scaffolding cause and effect The cause of is not obvious as we are led to think. Even though many people think the cause was, believe that the main cause was. First,. Second,. Therefore, if am correct, then we must The effects of are significant because. First, we have the Though some people simply think this is just a coincidence, believe it is more. For example, consider. n addition,. Because of these arguments, we should at least begin to

2 Paragraph Frame for Scaffolding Problem Solving The problem of really boils down to the issue of. n the past, the common solution was to. However, this is ineffective because. propose several other options that might work. First, they could. This would. Second, they could. Finally, even though it is costly, they could. This solution is ideal because it. These possible solutions are worth considering and testing if we are to solve this issue in the near future. Paragraph Frames for scaffolding persuasion Do you want a world with? This is what will happen if. For years,. Unfortunately, they/we have failed to realize that. Therefore, propose that. This will. Furthermore, it will. Opponents, of course, argue that this solution. These limitations are real, but greatly exaggerated because. Some also propose to Yet this is not desirable because. Ultimately we must decide what we value. and many others believe that we should place a higher value on than. For this reason, we should The time has arrived for us to. Why? Because. Some say that. They are motivated by. They also argue that. On the contrary, such solutions only serve to. n the long term, our solution will be more effective because Paragraph Frame for Scaffolding Empathizing (person) responded to the by f were (person), would have reacted to the situation differently. would have because. n addition, would have. am object/animal. enjoy. like to spend time with. Sometimes get in trouble when. never because. Other objects/animals envy me because they

3 f we consider the time and events through which lived, we can better understand him/her. argue that he/she wasn t as as many people think. Rather, because of, he/she became more. This is evidenced when he/she says,. Paragraph Frame for Scaffolding Synthesizing n order to gain a proper perspective on the issue of, we must synthesize information from the following sources:,, and. The first source claims that and uses as its evidence. This is valid, but may not be strong enough to. The second source,, reported that. This implies that. Finally, the third source offers the most compelling argument, which is. The evidence is. Therefore, even though many conflicting views on this issue exist, a synthesis of these three sources strongly suggests that. Further research down the road, of course, may change all this. Paragraph frames for scaffolding interpreting The author of this article was clearly biased in favor of. S/he tried to influence us to by using persuasive techniques such as. S/he conveniently omitted important evidence such as. And even her/his language is used as a tool to sway us. For example, s/he uses the word instead of. On the surface, was a story about a. Yet believe the author uses the story to teach readers a deeper lesson about. For instance, when the main character,, proceeded to, this showed. Also, when said,, this implied that. Finally, People are basically. This aspect of human nature is reflected in the novel, by, in which the protagonist. At various points during the story, s/he. For example, near the beginning, s/he. Later s/he says,. This shows that. Not only is this nature evident in the novel, but it is found in life as well. For example,

4 Paragraph Frames for Scaffolding Evaluating Before we blindly head down the road of, we must evaluate the decision to. First of all, it will mean that. Research shows that. Second, the decision meets the criterion of, but not that of. Finally, we must consider the ethics of the issue. s it right to? Does the outweigh the? Further research and dialog will perhaps get us closer to the answers. Should we. believe we should A decision of this magnitude needs to meet several important criteria for. The first criterion is. What propose meets this criterion because. Second, (my side) meets the criterion of by. Finally, even though the opposing side does, my proposed solution has a greater chance of. Paragraph frames for scaffolding academic communication. For connecting literature to life, says. This quotation on page captures the essence of the present-day situation regarding. Though many might downplay its importance, we must consider. t is similar to. f, then. Therefore,.. For summarizing a chapter Chapter is about. t takes place is an important character in this chapter because S/he is because Another character is S/he is The action starts in this chapter when After that, and Finally, Paragraph Frames for Scaffolding Applying. Response to article recently read the article by in. became deeply concerned about the way in which. believe that it is a violation of human rights and plan to take action. First, rather than simply, plan to. This will ensure that. Then plan to because there will be a need to. Finally, think that will. By taking these steps, we might begin to solve this problem.

5 . Response to story n the story, by, was particularly struck by the main character s. t was powerful because have had similar experiences. For instance,. However, did not react the same way. Whereas, the main character. think the character handled it better than did because. n the future plan to

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