How Do We Forgive and How Can it Help Us Succeed?

Thesis Statement: Make one overall statement that covers your topic sentences (and is NOT a list)

NOTE: ALL QUOTES/EXAMPLES MUST BE PROPERLY INTRODUCED AND INCLUDE A PAGE NUMBER IF THERE IS ONE. REFER TO THE “BASIC QUOTING” HANDOUT FOR HOW TO DO SO.
Topic Sentence #1: One action we can take to help us forgive is to write story in a journal.
· Supporting quote/example from The Book of Forgiving, the articles you read, the videos, or another outside source
· Supporting quote/example from The Book of Forgiving, the articles you read, the videos, or another outside source

Topic Sentence #2: Another action we can take to help us forgive is talked to a friend.
· Supporting quote/example from The Book of Forgiving, the articles you read, the videos, or another outside source
· Supporting quote/example from The Book of Forgiving, the articles you read, the videos, or another outside source

Topic Sentence #3: One way that forgiving helps us succeed is to have a growth mindset overall.
· Supporting quote/example from The Book of Forgiving, the articles you read, the videos, or another outside source
· Supporting quote/example from The Book of Forgiving, the articles you read, the videos, or another outside source

Topic Sentence #4: Forgiving helps us succeed by build self confidence
· Supporting quote/example from The Book of Forgiving, the articles you read, the videos, or another outside source
· Supporting quote/example from The Book of Forgiving, the articles you read, the videos, or another outside source.

*This is requirement for Paragraph Worksheet: Actions that You Can Take to Forgive (Paragraphs 1 and 2)

(P) Topic Sentence:

(E) Transitional Sentences (Write 1-2 sentences that expand on your topic sentence and connect to the first quote):

(I) Correctly formatted quote from The Book of Forgiving: (E) What is this quote/example saying? How does this quote support/relate to my topic sentence/the point? Based on this quote and the topic sentence, how will taking this action help/benefit you? What will happen and/or change? How? Why? How will the positive results of this action lead you to forgive? What will happen and/or change? How? Why? Based on the quote and the topic sentence, how else can this action help you forgive? Based on this quote and the point I am making in the topic sentence, how can this help you forgive in the future? How does this relate to the next quote?

(I) Correctly formatted quote/example from The Book of Forgiving OR another source we used in class/outside source:
(E) What is this quote/example saying? How does this quote support/relate to my topic sentence/the point? Based on this quote and the topic sentence, how will taking this action help/benefit you? What will happen and/or change? How? Why? How will the positive results of this action lead you to forgive? What will happen and/or change? How? Why? Based on the quote and the topic sentence, how else can this action help you forgive? Based on this quote and the point I am making in the topic sentence, how can this help you forgive in the future?

(E) Concluding sentence(s) Relates back to the topic sentence and summarizes what was discussed in the paragraph.
* Paragraph Worksheet: How Forgiveness Helps (Paragraphs 3 and 4)

(P) Topic Sentence

(E) Transitional Sentences (Write 1-2 sentences that expand on your topic sentence and connect to the first quote):

(I) Correctly formatted quote from The Book of Forgiving:

(E) What is this quote/example saying? How does this quote support/relate to my topic sentence/the point? Based on this quote and the topic sentence, how will forgiving help/ you succeed in the area of life you are focusing on in the paragraph? What will happen and/or change? How? Why? How will this lead to the positive change in the area of life that you are focusing on? Based on this quote and the point I am making in the topic sentence, what other positive changes will take place and how will they help you succeed? How else can forgiving help you succeed in this area of life in the future? How else can this help? How does this relate to the next quote?

(I) Correctly formatted quote from The Book of Forgiving OR another source we used in class:

(E) What is this quote/example saying? How does this quote support/relate to my topic sentence/the point? Based on this quote and the topic sentence, how will forgiving help/ you succeed in the area of life you are focusing on in the paragraph? What will happen and/or change? How? Why? How will this lead to the positive change in the area of life that you are focusing on? Based on this quote and the point I am making in the topic sentence, what other positive changes will take place and how will they help you succeed? How else can forgiving help you succeed in this area of life in the future? How else can this help?