1. Essay Pages 249 - 250 Intro, body, conclusion
2 – 3 body paragraphs
Use integrated quotations for each paragraph
Find a Coming of Age passage
Find the theme from elements
Analyze for literary elements (use page 248)
Write thesis
Check in with me
Create outline
Write essay

2. Essay Reminders
Third person, Present tense
Give your essay a title
Italicize To Kill a Mockingbird
Two quotations per paragraph
Integrate
Explain thoroughly
Use transitions
Eliminate Shows and Says

3. proves, indicates, clarifies, here, etc. NO: Says Find a synonym
Word Choice
NO: Shows
proves, indicates, clarifies, here, etc.
NO: Says
Find a synonym
NO: You/I/me/we/us/our
Use 3rd person

4. Essay Brainstorm Example
Passage: Mob Scene in Chapter 15
Lit elements: Imagery with men crowding Atticus and shouting angry hate speech. The incident is also foreshadowing of the larger event of the trial in which Atticus loses.
Theme: People in society can be both good and evil.
Thesis: The use of imagery and foreshadowing in the mob scene prove that people in society can be both good and evil.

5. Essay Structure - Introduction
A. Attention: Connection, outside quotation, statement. DO NOT begin by talking about To Kill a Mockingbird.
B. Lead in: Link to A; Give title of novel and author name; discuss coming of age and your passage/plot
C. Thesis
*Continue using body paragraph PPT*

6. Write in Present Tense
Present tense for your words. Don’t change quotations:
Obama was talking to high school students about the importance of college.
Obama talks to high school students about the importance of college.
Third person – He/she, them/they, people
When a person feels racism, he or she is upset.
NOT: When you feel racism, you are upset.

7. How do you set up an integrated quotation?
Write a sentence introducing/giving background for your idea first.
Then, write your integrated quotation. (your words + quotation)
Write a sentence that explains and comments on the quotation.
1 Millicent knows Beverly bullies her. 2 This causes her to ponder “ [h]ow absurdly funny, taking orders from this girl like a servant” (Plath 261). 3 Even though Millicent realizes the bullying, she still has not come of age.

8. Review Integrated Quotations and Citations
Integrated quote notes are on Website under Reading and Writing Help
Citation = (Author Last Name Page#)
Only write number and not the word “page”
Punctuation goes AFTER citation
Example: Obama stresses that students “should go to college to help the older generation” (Obama 38).

9. Use transitions link on class site Where do place transitions?
Start of body paragraphs
Between reasons
At conclusion
Refute

10. Integrated Quotations and Analysis
Use the 3 step process
Quote integrated correctly – check quote integration notes.
NO: This quote says…
NO: In this quotation…
NO: On page #...
Analysis starts with a transition
NO: This quotation says…
NO: This quotation indicates…
NO: According to this quotation…
NO: This shows…

11. Introducing Evidence or Analysis
Eliminate the word “shows”
This displays, exhibits, portrays, indicates…
Here,
In this situation,

12. Format Your Essay 1 2 3 Times New Roman 12 pt
Double space entire essay
Header – Last name Page #
Header – use same formatting
Creative Title

13. Structure of a Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence (1 sentence)
Embed evidence:
Give context
Integrate quotations
Commentary/analysis
Transition
Embed evidence – There is no specific amount you need, but you need to transition between each piece
Concluding Sentence/Transition (1 sentence – connects back to your topic sentence)