After a devotional text from Proverbs and prayer, Mr. Stone explained the format of the vocabulary book and reviewed the pronunciation of the fifteen words for Chapter 1.
Students had the class period to complete Chapter 1 of Vocabulary Energizers while Mr. Stone finished discussing each student's outline one-on-one.
Homework: Write out a rough draft of your theme essay using your outline.
Introduction
Be sure to include the author's name, the title of the book, and its genre. In one to two sentences summarize the book's story. In another sentence or two list some of the thematic topics of the book. State the your paper's thesis. (Be sure your thesis is not a moral--no telling the reader how to behave or what type of person they should be. Let the thesis sentence position indicate that it is the thesis; do not write, "My thesis is . . . ." Your thesis should be the last sentence of your introductory paragraph, unless you are providing a preview. If you provide a preview, it may be the next to last sentence.) A preview sentence tells the reader the order of the supporting points that will be presented in the body of the paper. In this paper, use the author's name and use a verb such as "reveals," "shows," or "illustrates." For example, "Dickens reveals this idea of _______________ through _____________________, _____________________, and _____________________.
Body Paragraphs
This essay should have three body paragraphs. (Three is a common minimum number of body paragraphs. Two paragraphs typically provides a reader the sense of inadequate support. Three allows begins to allow the writer to show more than one perspective if they choose while still weighting more paragraphs towards the viewpoint he/she is arguing.)
Each body paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that includes the topic word from the thesis (Usually in the subject of the sentence). The key words from the viewpoint of the thesis or synonyms for them should either be used in the topic sentence's predicate and/or in at the commentary sentences of each body paragraph.
Each body paragraph should contain three concrete details (examples from the book). These sentence should end with a parenthetical citation indicating the volume number and page number of the location of the detail.
Each body paragraph should contain two or more sentences of commentary for each concrete detail.
Each body paragraph will be at least ten sentences long:
topic sentence
concrete detail 1
commentary
commentary
concrete detail 2
commentary
commentary
concrete detail 3
commentary
commentary
Conclusion
Begin the concluding paragraph with a restatement of the paper's thesis. (A restatement is not complete repetition of the same exact words in the same order. A restatement communicates the same idea using synonymous words. Not all of the words in the restated thesis need to be changed, but the significant words of the viewpoint should be restated.)
The ideas presented in the thesis sentence of the introduction and the restated thesis in the conclusion should match.
Additional sentences in the conclusion may note the similarities, differences,or exceptions in the examples presented in the paper.
The concluding paper should end with a strong sense of closure. This may be achieved by quoting a famous expression about the idea discussed in the paper and indicating whether the novel agrees or disagrees with it. Consider the following examples:
The action in Dickens' Great Expectations confirms the old adage, "Things are not always what they seem."
The outcome of the character's choices in Dickens' Great Expectations reaffirms a reader's belief in "what goes around comes around."
The idea of love in Dickens' Great Expectations pushes against romantic stereotypes.
After finishing Dickens' Great Expectations, readers may reconsider the wisdom of the popular expression, "Begin with the end in mind."
Format
Remember to type your paper using MLA format.
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