Writing a Chunk Paragraph

Quote Integration  Verb Phrase  Definition: The process of properly fitting quotations from a source into the body of your essay.  Not: A quote bomb!

In Text Citation  Definition: citation information located within an essay body paragraph noting the source of a quote or paraphrase. i.e.(#) or (Author #)  Example Sentences: According to Harvey “Plagiarism can have catastrophic consequences…”(1). OR Plagiarism can come back to haunt you later in life (Harvey 1).  Special Notes: The period follows the last parenthesis not the end of the sentence. There is no comma between the name and the page number. Paraphrases also need an in text citation.

Ellipsis  Noun  Definition: Mark indicating omitted text. Examples:  Omitted at the beginning: “…present this voucher at the time of purchase.”  Omitted in the middle: “Simply present…at the time of purchase.”  Omitted at the end: “Simply present this voucher…” …

Claim  Noun  Definition: A strong statement that something is true. Holds an opinion; may not be all fact. 1 st sentence in a chunk paragraph

Body Paragraph: How  Claim: A clearly stated opinion which will be proven through your direct quotation and analysis.  Can be viewed as a thesis for your paragraph; what points will you be making/arguing?  Also known as a topic sentence  A link to a thesis It is not a fact!!

Thesis/Claim  Take the prompt and turn it into a statement with the answer. The answer will then lead you to your examples

Signal Phrase  Definition: a partial sentence that introduces a quote or paraphrase. Examples:  As can be seen when character says “_______”(Smith 9). or  Davis found that “_________”(65).

Find Evidence  Look for examples in the text that prove the answer you put into your thesis. Find at least 2 Be sure to note the words exactly! Be sure to include an in text citation properly formatted.  “quote quote quote”(5).

Analytical Sentence  Definition: the process of studying, or examining something to draw a conclusion or solve a problem. It explains why your claim is true.  Not: A FACT!

Analyze  Explain how your thesis is true by showing how the example from the text proves it. Example Sentence Starters  This shows that… (what did hope/faith mean to the characters or plot?)  From this we can see that…(how hope/faith affected the characters, or reader.)  Hope/faith in this moment was…(what was it to the characters, or plot?)

Analyze  Explain how your thesis is true by showing how the example from the text is important to the theme/thesis. Sample Sentence Starters:  This moment was important because…  This was significant because…  The significance of this to the story is… **Something can be significant to the story because of how it affects the characters, real life or the plot.

Body Paragraph: What  1 Chunk Paragraph Claim (topic sentence) Signal phrase and Evidence/direct quote Analytical statement This is a 1:1 ratio 1 DQ: 1 AS

Body Paragraph: What  2 Chunk Paragraph Claim (topic sentence) Signal phrase and evidence/direct quote Analytical statement Claim (revised or restated) Signal phrase and evidence/direct quote Analytical statement This is still a 1:1 ratio, it’s just repeated 1 DQ: 1 AS two times

Body Paragraph: What  2 Chunk Paragraph 1:2 ratio Claim (topic sentence) Signal phrase and Evidence/direct quote Analytical statement 2 nd Claim (revised or restated) Signal phrase and Evidence/direct quote Analytical statement This is a 1:2 ratio, notice the ratio of direct quotes to analytical statements changes. 1 DQ: 2 AS