Reminders for ADH Essay Introduction Attention grabbing 1st sentence Introduce & Explain theme (what did we learn from story) Thesis (last sentence) Body Support thesis w/ quotes & examples Use your own ideas to connect quotes/examples to thesis Thoughts must prove thesis and answer assignment question Conclusion Wrap up your thesis idea in a new way Talk about what we can learn from this play & thesis Leave the reader with some closure (something to think about)

Reminders for ADH Essay In-text citations Need for each quote, paraphrase, or summary Goes at the end of sentence Punctuation goes after citation Example: (Isben 174). Works Cited page Need to cite the text book in Knight Cite Choose: Anthology w/ author and editor Need an example? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/ MLA format Upper left corner: your name, my name, class, date Header in right corner: your last name and pg. # Title is centered and not bold, underlined, or italicized Font is Times New Roman or Calibri (12 pt.) Format is double spaced (no need to hit ‘enter’ button twice…right?) No “I” statements (I think, In my opinion…)

Reminders for ADH Essay Thesis Needs to make a specific claim about text NOT state a fact about the plot Should reference the story (In Isben’s A Doll’s House…) Should answer or explain the question being asked in the assignment Must be able to be proven by the characters action, words, or decisions

Reminders for ADH Essay Good Thesis that makes a claim In Isben’s A Doll’s House, Nora’s attempt to preserve her marriage with Torvald by lying, actually makes her realize the inequality and shallowness of her marriage and life, which justifies her leaving Torvald. Bad Thesis that states a fact In Isben’s A Doll’s House Nora leaves because she is afraid of raising her kids without educating herself and learning about the world on her own. Isben’s uses the Helmer’s living room as a metaphor for Nora and Torvald’s marriage in order to show how appearances do not always represent reality Isben uses the Helmer’s living room as a metaphor to show appearance versus reality.