1. Written as Compound Sentences
Thesis Statements
Written as Compound Sentences

2. Example
Because Reverend Parris argues about his salary and is upset about the schism in the church, Parris is not completely content as Salem’s pastor.
Parris argues about his salary and is upset about the schism in his church; therefore, he is not completely content as Salem’s pastor.

3. Prompt: Describe the character of Reverend Parris in Act I.
Parris argues about his salary and is upset about the schism in his church; therefore, he is not completely content as Salem’s pastor.
Assertion 1 : Parris argues about his pay; therefore, he is unhappy about some aspects of his job.
Assertion 2: Parris is also upset about the fighting in his church; this shows his dissatisfaction about his job.
Thesis

4. Try It Out!
Because Abigail threatens the girls and lies to get her way, Abigail is manipulative.

5. Mini AEA: 1. You must layer:
How does punctuation indicate characterization?
You MUST layer syntax to characterization!
SEE if you can layer a third (syntax to imagery to characterization)
You must, however, start with a stylisitic punctuation device and end up with characterization (hyphen, dash, ellipis, exclamation point . . )

6. 2. Give context of quote
When discussing his lack of firewood, Parris yells, “blah blah blah blah” (IN TEXT).