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TITLE

• Title: Topic of the Essay

• Should be general enough to encompass the idea of the essay.

Exploration Challenges

Throughout human history, the physical universe has oftenpresented dangers to explorers. Nevertheless, were the risks worth the rewards? For example, when primitive humans lefttheir tribal villages to search for food and water, they risked deathor injury from dangerous animals. Later, when people sailed theoceans in search of new lands for settlement or trade, many died

in terrible storms. The ocean of outer space has several unique challenges for explorers including being a vacuum, being strewn with meteors and having scarce sources of water.

Attention Getter or Hook

Title

Question

Statistic Example, or QuoteStatistic Example, or Quote

Explain Statistic, Example or QuoteExplain Statistic, Example or Quote

THESISTHESIS

Body Paragraph

• Body Paragraph 1• TOPIC SENTENCE (Write the controlling sentence of

the paragraph based on the THESIS) MAIN IDEA OF THE PARAGRAPH/ MAJOR DETAIL

• Definition (Define the topic sentence) MINOR DETAIL• Detail/Example/Reason (Provide further

detail/examples/reasons about the definition) • Explain Example (Explain the reason for the example)• Transition (Develop a transition that takes the reader

to the next topic)

Body 1

One of the challenges that are unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.

TOPIC SENTENCEDefinition

Detail/Example/Reason

Detail/Example/Reason

Explain ExampleExplain ExampleTransitionTransition

One of the challenges that are unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.

TOPIC SENTENCE Topic Sentence

One of the challenges that are unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.

Definition Definition

One of the challenges that are unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.

Detail/Example/Reason

Detail/Example/ReasonDetail/Example/Reason

One of the challenges that are unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.

Explain Example

Explain ExampleExplain Example

One of the challenges that are unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.

Transition

TransitionTransition

Body 1

One of the challenges that are unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.

TOPIC SENTENCEDefinition

Detail/Example/ReasonDetail/Example/Reason

Explain ExampleExplain ExampleTransitionTransition

Exploration Challenges

Throughout human history, the physical universe has oftenpresented dangers to explorers. Nevertheless, were the risks worth the rewards? For example, when primitive humans lefttheir tribal villages to search for food and water, they risked deathor injury from dangerous animals. Later, when people sailed theoceans in search of new lands for settlement or trade, many died

in terrible storms. The ocean of outer space has several unique challenges for explorers including being a vacuum, being strewn with meteors and having scarce sources of water.

Attention Getter or Hook

Title

Question

Statistic Example, or QuoteStatistic Example, or Quote

Explain Statistic, Example or QuoteExplain Statistic, Example or Quote

THESISTHESIS