Power Statements
    The Power Statement, also known as a topic sentence, is the first sentence in your paragraph.  There are three parts to a Power Statement.

1. A START WITH WORD always begins the Power Statement. 
                     
2. The POWER INTRODUCTION introduces your reason for writing. It comes after the START WITH WORD and is followed by a comma.

3. The POSITION comes after the comma and states what you will prove in your paragraph.   

Here are some examples of START WITH WORDS.  You can also find these on the corresponding  student handout.
10 Easy Steps
STEP 1: Orientation to the "Power Paragraph"
STEP 2: Make Power Poster
STEP 3: Example Paragraphs
STEP 4: Power Statements
STEP 5: Marking the Pieces
STEP 6: Brainstorming
STEP 7: Drafting
STEP 8: Refining and Final Draft Activities
STEP 9: Assessment
STEP 10: Further Exploration
INDEX of Student Handouts
Start With Words:

Since
Although
Even though
Whenever
Unless
When
As long as
In order that
While
Because
If
Home
Even
After
As if
As
Until
Where
Before
Though
Even if
As soon as
Wherever
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Example Power Statement:
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