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What faction do you think you would have been born into, given your family and its values? Support your answer with two or more MAJOR supports. Illustrate each MAJOR support with several minor supports that show your reader what you mean. Conclude your paragraph with a closing sentence that ties your information sentences back to your topic sentence.

Template for Organizing your PIE Paragraph

NOTE: These are suggested sentence templates to help you structure your paragraph. You are not required to use these exact words!! If you do use these templates, be sure to write your sentences out in paragraph form, using your best grammar and a variety of sentence types.

P: What faction do you think you would have been born into, given your family and its values?Topic Sentence: I would have been born into _____________________ because my family values A and B. (OR) I would have been born into ______________________ because I was raised to believe in A, B, and C.

I:Major Support #1: My family values ___________A_____________. (OR) I was always taught to value ____________A______________.

minor supports: It is here were you get to do some storytelling. In a few sentences, describe in vivid detail how/when/where you practiced value A. Recall memories or stories from your personal experience or from your parents’ experience to illustrate this value in action.

(Transition) Major Support #2: In addition to valuing ______A_______ , my family also values ________B____________. (OR) Because my parents _________A___________ , they also teach us to be _________B___________.

minor supports: It is here were you get to do some storytelling. In a few sentences, describe in vivid detail how/when/where you practiced value A. Recall memories or stories from your personal experience or from your parents’ experience to illustrate this value in action.

E. What do you think about this point? Explain: Although I am glad I was born into _________________ , I am grateful I have opportunities to develop other aspects of my personality. (OR) I am proud my parents raised me to be A, B, and C, and I would not choose any other faction. (OR) ???????