FRIDAY! 9.26 Clear off your desks. Blue/Black pen or pencil. No notes, phones, or talking. You will have 12 minutes.

THE THESIS! The topic The topic The position The position The qualification The qualification The reason The reason The thesis The thesis

Not all members of Puritan communities conformed entirely to the Puritan way, but all were terrified of the consequences that awaited if identity was discovered; Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” depicted the Puritan hysteria that follows being different in a Puritan town Not all members of Puritan communities conformed entirely to the Puritan way, but all were terrified of the consequences that awaited if identity was discovered; Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” depicted the Puritan hysteria that follows being different in a Puritan town

ACTS : INTRO PARAGRAPH A : Attention Getter = quote, fact, or any other way to grab the reader’s attention – it must be related to the topic, but not specific to the thesis. Sophomore English will not be asking questions or giving definitions as the Attention Getter. C : Connector Statement = Expand on the attention getter – explain quote, explain fact, give background, and star connecting the information from the attention getter with the information in the thesis. T : Thesis = the main purpose of your essay – present your thoughts on the subject. Must contain a subject + a position. A thesis statement should never contain the following: in my opinion, I think, I believe… The entire thesis represent one main idea and is a declarative sentence with no qualifiers (might, maybe, perhaps, etc) S : Summary = These are the main ideas of your body paragraphs. It is a preview of what is to come in your essay. It should include your thesis + a list of your main ideas. Sophomore English will not be listing the three body paragraphs in the summary.

M-EL-EL-CON M : Main Idea = It should be a thesis/topic sentence for this particular paragraph. The focus of this paragraph should reflect the thesis, expand on the thesis. E : Evidence = Provide one example (from The Crucible) that supports the main idea of this paragraph L : Link = Further explain and elaborate on your evidence. Explain HOW the specific quote proves the main idea. E : Evidence = Provide one example (from Sinners) that supports the main idea of this paragraph, BUT should really further support your first piece of evidence. L : Link = Further explain and elaborate on your evidence. Explain HOW the specific quote proves the main idea AND supports your Crucible L : Link = Further explain and elaborate on your evidence. Explain HOW the specific quote proves the main idea AND supports your Crucible evidence. Con : Conclusion = Transition + Concluding sentence – restate the main idea in a different way and include a summary of the evidence. Try to think of a clean transition into the next topic sentence.

STAC S : Summary = Transition + Restate your THESIS and main idea without repeating yourself. Sophomore English will not use “In conclusion” in ANY essay. T : Thesis = Restate the main purpose of your essay from the essay prompt. A : Attention Getter = Tie this sentence back to your original attention getter, but add some new detail because your readers have been enlightened by all of your facts and writing! C : Clincher Sentence = a final statement that provides the reader with a memorable thought on the topic.