Creating a Character Sketch What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet

Introduce your Character How would you introduce your character to a friend? How would you introduce your character to a friend? Physical description Physical description emotional reactions emotional reactions Personality traits Personality traits

Thesis Statement Summarize the main idea of the essay into one sentence Summarize the main idea of the essay into one sentence A strong thesis statement takes a stand on the issue A strong thesis statement takes a stand on the issue justifies discussion justifies discussion expresses one main idea expresses one main idea and is specific and is specific

In other Words: What are you trying to PROVE about the character? What are you trying to PROVE about the character?

Catch Readers Interest Share some thought provoking details Share some thought provoking details Begin with an informative quote Begin with an informative quote Ask a question Ask a question Tell a story Tell a story Identify the main points you plan to cover Identify the main points you plan to cover

Body Paragraphs Support your thesis statement Support your thesis statement Each paragraph should ONLY contain ONE point Each paragraph should ONLY contain ONE point The paragraphs need to start with a TRANSITION between the ideas The paragraphs need to start with a TRANSITION between the ideas followed by a TOPIC SENTENCE that explains what the paragraph is going to be about followed by a TOPIC SENTENCE that explains what the paragraph is going to be about

Transitions Words or phrases that connect or ties ideas together Words or phrases that connect or ties ideas together Show Time Show Time Compare things Compare things Contrast Contrast Conclude or Summarize Conclude or Summarize Add information Add information Clarify Clarify

Topic Sentences explains what the paragraph is going to be about explains what the paragraph is going to be about What is the first point you want to make about your character? What is the first point you want to make about your character? What is the second point? What is the second point? etc… etc…

Add Details The quality of an essay is found in the details The quality of an essay is found in the details write three specific details to support your topic write three specific details to support your topic Prove your Thesis by using details Prove your Thesis by using details Use Quotes to support your facts Use Quotes to support your facts

Quoting Shakespeare: Parenthetical Quotes with three or fewer lines are written in the body of the paragraph Quotes with three or fewer lines are written in the body of the paragraph Slash marks are used to separate lines Slash marks are used to separate lines Example: Example: Juliet seems to be very obedient when she tells her mother “I’ll Look to like, if looking liking move;/But no more deep will I endart mine eye/Than your consent gives strength to make it fly”(I.iii.97-99). Juliet seems to be very obedient when she tells her mother “I’ll Look to like, if looking liking move;/But no more deep will I endart mine eye/Than your consent gives strength to make it fly”(I.iii.97-99).

Quoting Shakespeare: Block Quote Quotes with more than three lines are written in their own paragraph Quotes with more than three lines are written in their own paragraph Block Quotes do not use slashes or quotation marks Block Quotes do not use slashes or quotation marks The lines are written just as they appear in the book. The lines are written just as they appear in the book.

Example: Example: Mercutio shows a little bit of his wild and imaginative side when he is describing Queen Mab in his attempt to convince Romeo to attend the Capulet’s Party. Mercutio shows a little bit of his wild and imaginative side when he is describing Queen Mab in his attempt to convince Romeo to attend the Capulet’s Party. O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies Athwart men’s noses as they lie asleep; Her wagon-spokes made of long spiders’ legs, The cover of the wings of grasshoppers, The traces of the smallest spider’s web, The collars of the moonshine’s watery beams,(I.iv ).

Research Data Use the information you gathered from your research to emphasize your points Use the information you gathered from your research to emphasize your points Examples Examples Use the information from your research on the role of women in the society to explain why Juliet is expected to marry Paris Use the information from your research on the role of women in the society to explain why Juliet is expected to marry Paris Discuss the Medical research to explain why the Capulets and the Montagues each only have one child Discuss the Medical research to explain why the Capulets and the Montagues each only have one child

Conclusion The conclusion reviews the main points of the essay The conclusion reviews the main points of the essay restates the thesis statement restates the thesis statement NEVER introduce new ideas in the conclusion. NEVER introduce new ideas in the conclusion.

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