1. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Essay

2. The Thesis Statement The most important sentence in the paper
Last sentence of introduction paragraph
Tells exactly what the paper will be about
Sometimes, it will present the order of the supporting material that will be in the paper

3. The Prompt
Conformity is defined as behaving and thinking in the way that society, culture, and government expects you to behave and think. How has Edmund struggled with conformity? In what instances has he not conformed to the expectations of his siblings and of the Narnians? How have these conflicts prepared him to become Edmund the Just?

4. Thesis
Complete the following framed thesis statement:
In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis uses (The Concrete- Literary Element) to (Marker Verb) Edmund’s struggle with (List two motifs identified in your analysis of the novel) as he (Verb) to become (The abstract – Who is Edmund striving to be?).

5. Thesis
In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis uses conformity to portray Edmund’s struggle with honesty and loyalty as he journeys to become King Edmund the Just.

6. Paragraph #2, #3, #4
How does Edmund struggle with______?
How does Edmund struggle with ______?
How does Edmund become King Edmund the Just? What did he DO to earn their trust?

7. The Introduction Paragraph
The first paragraph in a paper that introduces your topic and thesis statement
Contains 3 main parts:
Attention-Getter / Hook
The Situation
Thesis statement

8. A Visual
Think of the introduction paragraph as an upside down triangle.
General
Attention Getter
Situation
Thesis Statement
Specific

9. Attention Getter / Hook
The very first sentence(s) that gets the reader’s attention and makes them want to read more
VERY general introduction of the topic
Some options:
Shocking statistic
Startling story
Quotation
Setting the scene

10. Attention Getter / Hook
Shocking statistic
60% of people can’t go 10 minutes without lying.
Startling story
Imagine being forced out of your home as a child. Now you’re living in a new place where you don’t fit in. No one understands you. You feel like no one cares.
Quotation
“‘There’s nothing special about them,’ said Edmund” (Lewis 41).
Setting the scene
Edmund Pevensie stood outside the wardrobe with conflicting interests. He knew he had a choice to make. A choice between what he wanted and what was right.

11. The Situation
The sentences between the attention-getter and thesis statement
Describes/summarizes the situation in the book.

12. The Thesis Statement The most important sentence in the paper
Last sentence of introduction paragraph
Tells exactly what the paper will be about
Sometimes, it will present the order of the supporting material that will be in the paper

13. The Conclusion Paragraph
The last paragraph in an essay that neatly wraps up the paper
Contains 3 main parts
Restate the thesis
Lead-out
Clincher

14. A Visual Think of the Conclusion as a triangle. Specific
Restatement of Thesis
Summary
Clincher
General

15. Restate the thesis Summarize the thesis without repeating yourself
The most specific part of the conclusion
Should include a transition to indicate that this is your concluding paragraph

16. The Summary
Makes the topic larger to become more general and less specific
Summaries the main arguments of your essay. (Restating your topic sentences.)

17. The Clincher Last sentence of the last paragraph
Give the paper finality
Similar to an attention getter because it should make the reader think and leave an impression
Most general part of the conclusion paragraph
Relates the essay to the lives of the reader.

18. Paragraph #2, #3, #4
How does Edmund struggle with______?
How does Edmund struggle with ______?
How does Edmund become King Edmund the Just? What did he DO to earn their trust?

19. Work Cited
Lewis, C.S.. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, Print.