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EXPLORING MODERN CONNECTIONS TO CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY Essay Tips
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Introduction Paragraph Your creative lead should focus on your theme, not your three texts. Get your audience thinking about the “big idea” you’ll be covering in your essay. Your thesis statement could look something like this:
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Sample Thesis Statements War brings out both the best and the worst in people; Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, the film Platoon, and Rod Nordland’s article “No Victory Dances” develop this theme and show how Remarque’s work is relevant today. [theme sentence]; Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country, the film [film title, in italics], and [article’s author]’s article [article title, in quotes] develop this theme and show how Paton’s work is relevant today.
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Body Paragraphs Should begin with transition words or devices. Topic sentences should explain which of the three texts is being covered in that paragraph. You are analyzing HOW each text develops your theme … so you will use quotes from the texts to illustrate your ideas!
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In-Text Citations Novel (Author’s Last Name Page Number) (Paton 101) Movie (Title of Movie) (Magnolia) Article (Author’s Last Name Page Number [if applicable]) (Miller 5) OR (Miller)
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Conclusion Paragraph Your conclusion should focus, again, on your theme, but it should also discuss how Paton’s work is still relevant today. Remember to restate your thesis.
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Works Cited – Novel Last name, First name. Title of Work. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium of Publication. Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Austin: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2007. Print.
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Works Cited – Movie Title. Director. Film Main Performers. Original Release Year. DVD or VHS. Distributer or Studio, Release Year of your version. Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette. 1994. DVD. Touchstone, 2004.
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Works Cited – Online Article Author(s). "Title of Article." Website Name. Website Publisher, Date of Publication. Web. Date of Access. Weil, Andrew. “The New Politics of Coca.” New Yorker.com. The New Yorker, 15 May 1995. Web. 11 Nov. 2008.
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Other Reminders Typed, MLA format Include a Works Cited page Turned in on paper AND on Turnitin.com
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