Warm Up 10/7 Find/open up your outline. Read it over. What do you think of your essay plan so far (you don’t have to write this down)? If you are pleased, explain why, and then explain what steps you believe are necessary to turn this outline into a full essay. If you’re not pleased with your work so far, figure out why. What does your essay lack? What can you do to improve your situation?

Learning Targets I can use the assignment sheet for the essay on The Things They Carried as a guide for our work. I can begin our first drafts of the TTTC Style Analysis Essay.

Steps to Completing Your Work Today: Complete drill. Look over the suggested paragraph format (slide 7). Figure out how you can Refine your topic sentence, Add the necessary/appropriate context to introduce your quotes, and Expand upon your commentary to make it thorough as possible in order to complete your thesis. Draft your body paragraphs. If there’s time, begin your intro./concl. paragraphs.

Refining Your Topic Sentence In the outline: Topic Sentence/Main idea – Excellent quote (find quote) Quick comment Topic Sentence rewrite: using what you’ve jotted down as a basis, write a sentence here that 1. summarizes your main point, 2. is clear, 3. has a hook, 4. is short and sweet, and 5. is reasonable.

Adding Context Context – Read over your quote. If necessary, read over the page where the quote is used in the book. Then, answer these questions (and use your answers to help build the context!): Where did it come from in the book? What was going on? Does that particular context only serve to explain the quote, or does it work to further expand upon O’Brien’s writing style?

Expanding upon the Commentary Use this time to read your work with fresh eyes. Then, answer these questions to guide your expanding upon/correcting the commentary you already have: Do you answer all the relevant questions on the “Big Three” Style Analysis chart? Based on your commentary, is it clear to the reader why you’ve selected the quote that you did? Does the whole paragraph function as a convincing piece, or do you need to add more?

Intro./Concl. Slideshow Found on the class website.

Suggested Analytical Structure (Body Paragraph): Now, Write a Paragraph! Suggested Analytical Structure (Body Paragraph):   TS (topic sentence, assertion, conclusion drawn): From your chart, choose one domain and one dimension. From this, establish what inference, conclusion or assessment you have made about the author’s style. Cx (context): As necessary, provide your reader the context in which this element of style is being applied to the quotation; consider the evidence you are offering and what background the reader will need in order to fully appreciate your evidence. CD (concrete detail): Use the quote from the domain and dimension that you chose. Copy, and indicate the page number. Cm (commentary, deconstruction, elaboration): Articulate the function, purpose, and effect of the evidence you’ve offered. Deconstruct the CD by pulling out discrete words, phrases, or forms which illustrate the conclusion you’ve drawn. Look at the suggested questions for your chosen domain (found on the Big Three handout), and address those questions. Then, connect the dots for the reader and prove your assertion/conclusion valid.