1. Green sheet from yesterday 2. Rough draft or thesis paper Rough Draft is due on Monday and Final Copy will be due on Wednesday, October 4th

Those numbers reflect the # of sentences I’d like you writing for each part . The hook may be another sentence. There are some adjustments we can make to the BODY (we’ll discuss) but nothing else.

Introduction Hook: Pulls your reader in; engages the reader. Your first impression so-to-speak. Bridge: Transitions from the hook to the thesis; works to build-up to the thesis/claim; is some background info. Thesis/Claim: Ends your intro; sets up what the entire paper will be about.

Hooks There are SO many ways to start an essay, and these are just a few: The over-used question A quote An anecdote Statement/Declaration/Specific Fact Simile or Metaphor Definition Suspense Humor (if it applies to your topic)

Thesis Examples Example: In the “Hills Like White Elephants”, Hemingway’s characters reveal the lingering differences in stature between men and women in the 1920’s. Create a Thesis like this: What: Jig is at a moment of choice So what: the setting reflects the choice to her and makes her think about it more clearly Thesis: In Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants,” Jig’s moment of decision erupts in the precise place that will make her consider that decision most carefully.

Model Introduction – Argument Essay When you hear the words “solitary confinement” what do you think? Loneliness? Isolation? A feeling of being trapped? Darkness? Well, that’s exactly what it is for those inmates who receive this form of punishment. They are placed in a 12 by 8 foot space for 23 hours a day and allowed no interaction with anyone for that time. While this is a form of punishment, it is unconstitutional, does more harm than good, and it’s costly. Therefore, it should be abolished in all U.S. prisons.

Model Introduction – Literary Analysis Example It is believed that the term “feminism” was coined by a French philosopher by the name of Francois Marie Charles Fourier. Fourier believed that women should be perceived as complete individuals and not half of a whole. The term feminism would find popularity when Marguerite Durand, a politician and actress, called a convention to demand equal rights for women in society. The discussion of equality between men and women is raised yet again in John Milton’s Paradise Lost; as he tackles the fall of Adam and Eve while attempting to justify the ways of God to man. Although Milton has the opportunity to disengage from the patriarchal society in which he lived, he chooses to substantiate the belief that women are not equal to men with his portrayal of Eve in the Garden of Eden. While Milton attempts to offer glimpses of individuality and complexity with Eve, Milton’s misogynist writing of Paradise Lost reads as an anti-feminist poem.

Body Paragraphs Topic Sentence: Your point that works to prove the thesis Bridge: This piggy-backs off the topic sentence while also works to set up/ease into the evidence. Evidence: Works to prove the topic sentence. Can be facts, statistics, examples, textual evidence, etc. Elaboration: Further explains your evidence and ties it together. Why did you put it there? What does it prove? How does it support the topic sentence/thesis? Conclusion: This returns to your ideas presented and wraps up the paragraph for you.

1. Essay assignment green sheet from yesterday 2 1. Essay assignment green sheet from yesterday 2. Your thesis or sheet of paper

Citing Evidence When you use evidence from the text (direct quotes or paraphrasing) you MUST cite that information CORRECTLY. You can name your author (use FULL name the first time you mention him/her then last name only thereafter (preferred method) You can mention the title of the article (preferred if there is NOT an author). You should NOT be using paragraph, page, or line numbers. You should NOT be saying “source 2” or “the first source.” Incorporate into your writing if possible; put in parentheses if it’s not.

Model Body Paragraph- Literary Analysis In Paradise Lost, Milton makes clear that Eve’s sole purpose is to be a gift from God to Adam. Eve is created by God from Adam’s rib; therefore, she is not a direct creation of God but a secondary life form as if from nature and not the heavens. Milton assets in very certain terms that women are simply created for the pleasure of man, “…though both/ not equal, as their sex not equal seemed/For contemplation he and valour formed/…He for God only, she for God in him (IV: 295-99).” In the poem, we learn that Eve was not only created from merely a rib of Adam but it was from a bent rib, “a rib crooked by nature” (II: 884-85). With close inspection of the Christian bible, Milton maintains that while Eve possesses independent thought she is only above the animals in the eyes of God and Adam. She would later become a mother of many as if she were a mare that needed the strength and wisdom of a man to be whole. The description of Adam is in stark contrast to Eve; he immediately possesses intuition and obedience while Eve has to be governed and awakens with a seemingly natural virtue seeking God: “Straight toward heaven my wond’ring eyes I turned, and gazed a while the ample sky” (III: 257-58). Here God has a closer relationship to Adam than he does with Eve; Adam created to serve only God yet Eve created to serve man and God.

Conclusion This wraps up your entire essay. It RETURNS to the ideas presented in your introduction, but should NOT RESTATE things word for word. You can RETURN to the ideas from your body paragraphs also, but don’t restate in the same words (you will sound repetitive). Can also include a final thought for your reader, something powerful. Just as a hook is the first impression your final one leaves a lasting one.

Guidelines and Requirements for Essay Responses   Each response should be in the form of an essay consisting of at least 600 words. Essay responses should be typed, double spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and in MLA format. A works cited page is not needed for this assignment. Rough draft (formative) Note: Essays will not be graded without a rough draft (formative). Final copy will be a summative grade. Use specific evidence from the texts to support all aspects of your interpretation, including plenty of quotations and paraphrases, but do not lose your own “voice” by bringing in too many quotations. Avoid long quotations. Present enough evidence to prove that your interpretation is well supported by the text(s), and make sure to explain how the evidence you present logically supports your interpretation. Explain the meaning, significance, and relevance of every quotation that you use in your essay. Grades for the essay responses will be based on the thesis, organization, support and development of ideas, insight into the subject, clarity, style, and conventions of Standard English (punctuation, grammar, spelling, etc.).