1. How to write your final essay on Never Let Me Go Class notes
Outcome A Benchmark 3
How to write your final essay on Never Let Me Go
Class notes

2. Agenda – Day 1 of planning
Work on Benchmark 3
Complete introduction paragraph
Work on Body paragraph one
DO: Demonstrate mastery of thematic analysis via final essay.
Complete deadlines on time in order to complete a larger project on time.
Follow correct writing structure to communicate in a clear manner.
HW: Must have Introduction and one piece of evidence fully planned on organizer for Monday

3. Deadlines – just do it! Benchmark 3 is due Tuesday MORNING at 7:05 AM
In order to complete it on time, go through peer editing, and submit a GREAT final draft, you need to make sure you are on target
You should be able to meet deadlines by working in class.
If you don’t finish that day’s task in class, you need to finish it for HW
If you fall behind, you may receive a FLINAO
Benchmark 3 will make or break your grade – take it seriously!

4. Today’s Deadline
Have a complete Introduction
Have one piece of evidence fully written (one half of body paragraph 1)

5. Focus on Introduction Purpose of your introduction is to
Introduce your reader to your thematic idea/concept
Provide necessary background information on Never Let Me Go
For example, this is where you can describe who Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy are
Explain that they are clones
Introduction Hailsham, the Cottages, and work as a carer
Remember, you only need to provide the information that is necessary for your essay
Thesis Statement

6. Example Introduction – What is the meaning or impact of family in The Glass Menagerie
While family can be the best part of a person’s life, it can also be one of the most toxic. The Glass Menagerie follows the Wingfield family: Amanda, the former debutante mother who wants the best for her children; Tom, the warehouse worker who dreams of more, and Laura, a fragile recluse who lives more in her imagination than the real world. Tom has taken over supporting his family after his father abandoned the family, and throughout the play he feels trapped by his obligations to support his mother and sister. At the same time, Amanda is incapable of seeing true reality, instead overly criticizing Tom and constantly looking for a “gentleman caller” for Laura. As the play develops, the characters fight and bicker over their opposing desires and personalities, thereby demonstrating that even though families should ideally be a safe, supportive environment, this is not always the case. Tennessee Williams in The Glass Menagerie uses the Wingfield family’s characterization and the resulting conflicts in order to exemplify that when family members hold opposing values and desires, family bonds can become obligations and turn a person bitter.

7. Introduction
To begin your essay, address your theme or universal idea; what is a general statement you can make to introduce your readers to the ideas you will be discussing?
Transition Sentence: How does this tie in to Never Let Me Go?
Summary of Never Let Me Go: What is the important information your reader needs to know so that your essay makes sense?
Transition to Thesis Statement: How does this context lead to what you will be analyzing? (your thematic message)
State thesis (Author + title + devices + theme)

8. Body paragraph 1 Just like an IQ!!
Instead of the first sentence being a thesis, it is a topic sentence
Topic sentence summarizes the main point of your paragraph.
Example: “Initially, Amanda’s good intentions of helping her children improve are foiled by the conflict of her constant nagging, thereby illustrating how bitterness develops in family members.
Follow ICE – Introduce, Cite, Explain

9. I – Introduce (Context: 2-3 sentences max)
Where & when in the book does this take place?
At Hailsham…
At the Cottages…
While on the Norfolk trip…
Who is talking to who?
After Kathy confronts Ruth about the pencil case…
When Rodney and Chrissie ask about deferrals…
Remember –you only need to provide context to explain your quotation
Is it necessary to mention their clones? It depends on what you’re citing
Avoid chapter numbers, and describe plot points

10. C – Cite (Blended sentence)
To have a sophisticated blend, paraphrase what immediately comes before your quote
Remember – I can only grade what you put on the page!
Internal citation – (Ishirguro #).
When citing dialogue – character quotation marks become apostrophes
“Ruth said ‘I suppose so’”

11. E - Explain evidence
2-3 sentences MINIMUM
What is the literary device? How is it being used? What is being revealed?
How does this then prove the theme?
Don’t say “this shows that”; be specific!!

12. Internal Transitions – use this to move from your first piece of evidence to the second
To Compare (build upon something similar)
To contrast (Make an opposing claim)
In addition
Moreover
Likewise
Furthermore
Similarly
However
On the other hand
Unlike ____,
Yet
On the contrary

13. If you didn’t finish this, it’s for homework!!
Today’s Deadline
Have a complete Introduction
Have one piece of evidence fully written (one half of body paragraph 1)
If you didn’t finish this, it’s for homework!!

14. Work on Benchmark 3 Outline Finish planning body paragraphs
Agenda – Day 2 planning
Work on Benchmark 3 Outline
Finish planning body paragraphs
DO: Meet deadlines to complete larger assignments on time.
Analyze thematic message through literary devices to determine meaning.
HW: Have Intro and NLMG body paragraphs finished tomorrow

15. Deadlines – just do it! Benchmark 3 is due Tuesday MORNING at 7:05 AM
In order to complete it on time, go through peer editing, and submit a GREAT final draft, you need to make sure you are on target
You should be able to meet deadlines by working in class.
If you don’t finish that day’s task in class, you need to finish it for HW
If you fall behind, you may receive a FLINAO
Benchmark 3 will make or break your grade – take it seriously!

16. Outside source reminder
If you are using an outside source we did not cover in class you must
Get it approved by me today
Write down your evidence so you have it in class tomorrow
I won’t let you check your phone!

17. You should have finished…
Introduction paragraph
Body paragraph 1 (at least half of it)
Other NLMG writing practice with my feedback

18. This lays the background of your essay and overall NLMG details
Intro
This lays the background of your essay and overall NLMG details
Ends with your thesis

19. Focus on Introduction Purpose of your introduction is to
Introduce your reader to your thematic idea/concept
Provide necessary background information on Never Let Me Go
For example, this is where you can describe who Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy are
Explain that they are clones
Introduction Hailsham, the Cottages, and work as a carer
Remember, you only need to provide the information that is necessary for your essay
Thesis Statement

20. Example Introduction – What is the meaning or impact of family in The Glass Menagerie
While family can be the best part of a person’s life, it can also be one of the most toxic. The Glass Menagerie follows the Wingfield family: Amanda, the former debutante mother who wants the best for her children; Tom, the warehouse worker who dreams of more, and Laura, a fragile recluse who lives more in her imagination than the real world. Tom has taken over supporting his family after his father abandoned the family, and throughout the play he feels trapped by his obligations to support his mother and sister. At the same time, Amanda is incapable of seeing true reality, instead overly criticizing Tom and constantly looking for a “gentleman caller” for Laura. As the play develops, the characters fight and bicker over their opposing desires and personalities, thereby demonstrating that even though families should ideally be a safe, supportive environment, this is not always the case. Tennessee Williams in The Glass Menagerie uses the Wingfield family’s characterization and the resulting conflicts in order to exemplify that when family members hold opposing values and desires, family bonds can become obligations and turn a person bitter.

21. Introduction
To begin your essay, address your theme or universal idea; what is a general statement you can make to introduce your readers to the ideas you will be discussing?
Transition Sentence: How does this tie in to Never Let Me Go?
Summary of Never Let Me Go: What is the important information your reader needs to know so that your essay makes sense?
Transition to Thesis Statement: How does this context lead to what you will be analyzing? (your thematic message)
State thesis (Author + title + devices + theme)

22. Planning Benchmark 3 Final essay on Never Let Me Go
Day 2 – Body Paragraphs

23. Body paragraph 1 Just like an IQ!!
Instead of the first sentence being a thesis, it is a topic sentence
Topic sentence summarizes the main point of your paragraph.
Example: “Initially, Amanda’s good intentions of helping her children improve are foiled by the conflict of her constant nagging, thereby illustrating how bitterness develops in family members.
Follow ICE – Introduce, Cite, Explain

24. Follow the outline and ICE!
Introduce evidence – you covered the overall information in your intro paragraph, so focus on specifically setting up this quote.
Cite in full – write out the whole quote you need with page numbers
Explain evidence – follow the outline and use specific details!!

25. I – Introduce (Context: 2-3 sentences max)
Where & when in the book does this take place?
At Hailsham…
At the Cottages…
While on the Norfolk trip…
Who is talking to who?
After Kathy confronts Ruth about the pencil case…
When Rodney and Chrissie ask about deferrals…
Remember –you only need to provide context to explain your quotation
Is it necessary to mention their clones? It depends on what you’re citing
Avoid chapter numbers, and describe plot points

26. C – Cite (Blended sentence)
To have a sophisticated blend, paraphrase what immediately comes before your quote
Remember – I can only grade what you put on the page!
Internal citation – (Ishirguro #).
When citing dialogue – character quotation marks become apostrophes
“Ruth said ‘I suppose so’”

27. E - Explain evidence
2-3 sentences MINIMUM
What is the literary device? How is it being used? What is being revealed?
How does this then prove the theme?
Don’t say “this shows that”; be specific!!

28. Internal Transitions – use this to move from your first piece of evidence to the second
To Compare (build upon something similar)
To contrast (Make an opposing claim)
In addition
Moreover
Likewise
Furthermore
Similarly
However
On the other hand
Unlike ____,
Yet
On the contrary

29. If you didn’t finish this, it’s for homework!!
Today’s Deadline
Intro (already finished)
Body paragraphs for NLMG
If you didn’t finish this, it’s for homework!!

30. Work on Benchmark 3 Outline Outside sources paragraph(s) Conclusion
Agenda – Day 3 planning
Work on Benchmark 3 Outline
Outside sources paragraph(s)
Conclusion
DO: Meet deadlines to complete larger assignments on time.
Analyze thematic message through literary devices to determine meaning.
HW: Have Outline completed to be ready to start typing in the Media Center!

31. What you already have
Introduction that covers the essential information about your theme and NLMG
Body paragraphs on NLMG
4 pieces of evidence minimum
Evidence picked out to use for your outside sources (2)

32. Today’s focus
Completing organizer
Writing synthesis paragraph (outside sources)
Writing conclusion

33. Outside sources
Topic sentence will pivot (shift) from NLMG to your sources.
Example:
____ can also be seen in [source A] and [source B] by examining [these specific things]
“Just as The Glass Menagerie demonstrates the negative influence of family, the Griffin family’s harsh and unkind treatment of Meg in Family Guy as well as Tahani’s failure to satisfy her family’s expectations in The Good Place also demonstrate the negative and toxic influence families can have in a person’s life”.
You can have either one body paragraph (put both sources together) or two ( have each source be separate)

34. Introduce Evidence – provide context
Be brief! Give me the general, critical information to know about your source.
3-4 sentences MAX
Example: “In The Good Place, Tahani’s sister Kamilah is a prodigy and successful at everything she does, earning her parents’ effusive praise. Tahani, while successful by most people’s standards, fails to shine as brightly as her sister, and as a result suffers from crippling insecurity and an inferiority complex that ultimately leads to her death”.

35. Cite Evidence Same process as before
Use a strong blended sentence and make sure you identify speakers!
If it is dialogue, write it out like a script; I will cover formatting when in the MC
Internal citation rules for non-book or short story sources:
Song – use performer’s last name ie, (Swift) or (West).
TV show – put episode title (“The Once and Future Flash”)
Movie – put movie title (Jurassic Park)

36. E - Explain evidence Same as always!
2-3 sentences MINIMUM
What is the literary device? How is it being used? What is being revealed?
How does this then prove the theme?
Don’t say “this shows that”; be specific!!
Example: “Regina is characterized as a mean, toxic friend when she does/says ___”

37. Internal Transitions – use this to move from your first piece of evidence to the second
To Compare (build upon something similar)
To contrast (Make an opposing claim)
In addition
Moreover
Likewise
Furthermore
Similarly
However
On the other hand
Unlike ____,
Yet
On the contrary

38. Conclusion
Restate thesis
Recap your evidence
End with a “final thought” – why is this an important lesson for readers to learn?

39. Conclusion
Ultimately, through exploring the Wingfield family’s characterization and the resulting conflicts, Tennessee Williams emphasizes that when family members hold opposing values and desires, family bonds can become obligations and turn a person bitter. Meg Griffin’s toxic familicidal treatment, as well as Tahani Al-Jamil’s inferiority complex demonstrate that this issue does not effect the Wingfields alone, but is unfortunately pervasive across certain families. Through exploring the interrelation between parents and children, all three authors demonstrate that overbearing parents and withholding love lead to negative outcomes, primarily anger and resentment in their children. By exploring these concepts in literature though, society can hope to rectify these issues before they take root and harm more individuals and families.

40. Today’s Deadline
Complete outline!
If you didn’t finish this, it’s for homework!!
We will be in the Media Center from now on
Meet there!