Writing a MEAL Paragraph Open your notebook to a new page and set up: NB Entry: The Meal Paragraph October 17th

M=Main Idea This is what you are going to prove; an answer to the question or prompt

E=Evidence Prove your idea/argument! This is a QUOTE directly from the text

A=Analysis How does your evidence support your main idea/claim? What does the quotation mean? Why is it important? What does it show about the characters/motifs/story/setting/themes? What connections can you make from it, so that it is more relatable/understandable?

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L=Link Back Go back and restate your main idea What have you proven? This should be a strong restatement, so that your reader is left with a clear understanding of what you were trying to prove.

Also Extremely Important! A MEAL paragraph should NEVER use: I Me You Your Slang This is formal writing! It’s not personal.

And… All quotations should be written with proper MLA citations “quotation” (pg. #). EXAMPLE: Mercedes replied, “I don’t want you fighting” (77).

MEAL for O Choose a motif that you think is important. In your thesis, explain WHAT you are saying about this motif. Use 2 examples/analyses to support your argument. Don’t forget your conclusion!

Entry 8C: MLA Do Now Using your notes from yesterday, write an an analysis for the following piece of evidence:

Why do we need citations? Give credit where credit is due Point of reference Consequences for not citing

Internal citation What you need: “Quote” (Author Pg.#). Parenthesis Page Number “Quote” (Author Pg.#). “