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Ivy Waters International Standards · G6.E-01

Thesis Formulation & Argumentative Structure

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G6.E-01Ages 11–12 · Grade 6 · English

Thesis Formulation & Argumentative Structure

Language & Literature

Your child can write a cohesive, structural 5-paragraph essay centered around a single, debatable thesis statement, supporting it with multiple structured body paragraphs.

In real life

Your child writes a five-paragraph essay arguing that the best city your family visited this year was Oaxaca, with a clear thesis up front and a separate supporting reason anchoring each body paragraph.

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