1. CR Reminders:
You are no longer limited to 5 lines, but there is still NO space for summaries!!
1st part: addresses/answers all parts of the question (thesis statement)
2nd part: quoted or paraphrased material from the text that specifically supports your 1st part
3rd part: your analysis, explanation, elaboration or connection of 2nd and 1st parts
4th part: closing statement, inference, or significance

2. For example: In your thesis, you should say what the tone is
A theme is a SENTENCE, not a word or phrase
How does the tone help develop the theme of the text?
In your thesis, you should
say what the tone is
say what the theme is
say HOW the tone helps develop the theme

3. Dos and Don’ts: DO: DON’T:
Support your textual evidence with meaningful commentary
Relate back to your thesis
Include buzz words AND answer the question in thesis
Give the reader something to think about in the conclusion sentence
Stay on topic
Introduce your evidence with context (what’s going on in the text at that point?)
DON’T:
Include opinion, personal pronouns, or contractions
Simply restate the thesis in your conclusion sentence
Say “In conclusion…” or “This quote shows…” or “An example is…”
Take up most of your CR with a crazy amount of quote
Give evidence that has nothing to do with the thesis