Introduction (6-8 sentences)
Lead-in (attention getter)
Family is very important in my life and knowing our backgrounds is necessary to learn where we come from.
Build up to thesis statement
Thesis statement (main idea of the essay+essay map: main argument + the three points you’re going to discuss)
My family is a big part in every person lives and is veryb important to know the paternal lineage, the maternal lineage, and also our current family’s story
Body Paragraph 1 (8-12 sentences)
Topic sentence 1 (main idea of the paragraph)
My father’s lineage is all from Monterrey, Mexico
Supporting details (2-3 examples to support your topic sentence)
My great-grandparents and my grandparents from my father’s side and also my father they were all born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico.
Concluding sentence (wraps up paragraph and ties everything together)
My parental lineage are all Mexicans
Body Paragraph 2 (8-12 sentences)
Topic sentence 2
My maternal lineage comes from a little town in Mexico called Los Aldamas, Nuevo Leon
Supporting details
My great-grandparents and my grandparents and also my mother were born in Mexico but my grandparents decided to move to Texas .
Concluding sentence
My mother lineage are Mexicans but also USA citizens
Body Paragraph 3 (8-12 sentences)
Topic sentence 3
My current family’s story is that my mother was born in California and my father in Mexico so we are a mix of both countries
Supporting details
For example I was born in Mexico my sister in California and my brother in Texas.
Concluding sentence
Our current family is a little mix we have USA citizens but we are also Mexicans .
Conclusion (6-8 sentences)
Paraphrase thesis statement
My family’s lineage is very interesting because we have both countries USA and Mexico in our heart
Paraphrase topic sentences
My mother and father lineage are a mix up of Mexico and USA
Final thoughts (what do you want the reader to do/remember?)
Family’s lineage is really important to our currents lives because is interesting knowing our backgrounds