Compose a 5-paragraph analytical essay with CEA body structure and syntactic variety (CCSS W.7.1.a-e; W.7.2.a-f; W.7.4-6)
Exercise
Difficulty 5
~15 min
eng.g7.s.ex_28
Counter Interpretation Construction
Prompt
For your essay's thesis, write a NAME-EXPLAIN-COUNTER paragraph acknowledging one plausible counter-interpretation.
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
All 3 moves labeled + each move executed + counter uses new textual evidence = mastery
Hints
- NAME: state the alternative reading plainly.
- EXPLAIN: give it its best case.
- COUNTER: use new evidence to show your reading is stronger.
Misconceptions to watch
- Strawmans the counter (states it weakly).
- COUNTER move repeats thesis without new evidence.
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