n this activity, you will justify your claims with supporting evidence and arrange your argument into logical paragraphs. First, review the writing prompt:

Consider your prior research on the Civil War. What legacy from the war has most affected American society today?

Part A
Write your thesis statement. Revisit the thesis statement you wrote in the Notebook tool (). Revise it if you wish as you write it here. Then copy and paste the final version in your Notebook.

Note at least two sources you found to support your thesis. You may use the sources you pasted in the Notebook tool earlier in the lesson. List your sources here in MLA format. Then describe one piece of evidence from each source that you think is important for your argument.
Write two paragraphs that provide two different claims that support your central thesis. Try to include a topic sentence, data, warrant, counterclaim, and a rebuttal if possible in one or both of the paragraphs.