1. Night Ch. 5 Precis Assignment Mrs. Simpson English 2

2. Prompt: Discuss how Elie Wiesel’s experiences cause him to lose faith or hope in the novel Night.  Evidence should be from Chapter 5  Use the evidence from the quote analysis chart  Talk about LOSS OF FAITH/HOPE, not dehumanization

3. Topic Sentence: Introduce your main idea/point and include key words connecting to the prompt. You are telling your reader what your paragraph is about in this sentence so make sure it refers back to the prompt. Must include TAG (title, author, genre)

4. Evidence set up: must include background information, tell reader what you want them to see, and proper punctuation. The set-up and evidence will end up being one sentence even though it is separated in the outline You only have two choices for proper punctuation (:/,)

5. Evidence: must include proper use of quotation marks and proper citation. Be sure you are taking exact quote out of novel There is no punctuation before or after closing quotation marks Period comes AFTER parenthesis – ex: (247).

6. Analysis: What does your evidence mean? HOW does it back up your idea (think prompt)? Why is it important? Make sure you include at least two sentences in your analysis Notice the requirements of analysis matches the analysis chart you completed Make sure it connects back to the prompt with key words

7. SECOND Evidence Set-up, Evidence, Analysis Same as above; different piece of textual evidence

8. Concluding Sentences: Conclude your paragraph with two to three sentences that summarize how the evidence proves your main idea. First, restate your topic sentence (NOT COPY/PASTE) Then, write a one-sentence summary for each pair of evidence and analysis (summarize key point from evidence and its analysis)