Skip to main content

North Star Promise Scholarship Alert: FAFSA or MN Dream Act forms must be submitted by June 1 to be considered for the scholarship next year!

Metro State will observe Summer Hours May 22–July 25: On Fridays, services will be virtual only, and buildings will be closed Fridays and Saturdays (except the Library will be open Fridays and Saturdays from 10a.m-6: p.m.). Check the Student Services page for details.

Metro State Writing Center

Drafted Fall 2024

Three parts:

  1. An Observation, Question, or Problem
  2. A Claim, Answer, or Solution
  3. Evidence, Reasons, and Facts

An observation/a question/or a problem is connected to a claim/an answer/or a solutionwhich is explained as being true through evidence/reasons/and facts.

Three patterns:

  1. If this is true, then that must be true because of this.

    If this observation/ question/ problem is like this, then this claim/answer/ solution must be true because of these, evidence/reasons/facts.

  2. This should be understood this way because of that.

    The observation/question/ problem is something like this claim/ answer/ solution because of these evidence/reasons/facts.

  3. This should be done this way because of that.

    This observation/question/problem should be done like this claim/ answer/solution because of these evidence/reasons/facts.