1. Day1: Structure and Organization of a Paragraph

2. Highlight your topic sentence and clincher sentence in the same color Highlight your topic sentence and clincher sentence in the same color Circle the author and name of the book Circle the author and name of the book Highlight the introduction of your examples (a different color than your topic and clincher sentences) Highlight the introduction of your examples (a different color than your topic and clincher sentences) Highlight your quotes in yet a different color Highlight your quotes in yet a different color Highlight your explanation of your quotes in one final color Highlight your explanation of your quotes in one final color

3. Layout – Introductory material/Background information/Topic sentence (1-2 sentences) – First example: Introduction of example (1 sentence) Introduction of example (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences) – Second example: Introduction of example (1 sentence) Introduction of example (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences) – Third example: Introduction of example (1 sentence) Introduction of example (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences) – Clincher sentence(s) (1-2 sentences)

4. Topic sentence: Speaker and Occasion Body paragraph: Subjects, Literary Devices, and Tone Clincher sentence: Audience and Purpose

5. Title (und./italicized for plays and novels; quotation marks for poems) and author’s full name Title (und./italicized for plays and novels; quotation marks for poems) and author’s full name Background information—Speaker and Occasion Background information—Speaker and Occasion Transitions Transitions EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the author, Harper Lee, narrates through the first person speaker, Scout. In the county of Maycomb, Scout encounters an affectionate relationship with her widowed neighbor, Miss Maudie, during the harsh times of the Great Depression.

6. – First example: Introduction of example (1 sentence) Introduction of example (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences) : Ask yourself HOW and WHY the author writes this to help further the explanations. Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences) : Ask yourself HOW and WHY the author writes this to help further the explanations. – Second example: Introduction of example (1 sentence) Introduction of example (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences): Ask yourself HOW and WHY the author writes this to help further the explanations. Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences): Ask yourself HOW and WHY the author writes this to help further the explanations. – Third example: Introduction of example (1 sentence) Introduction of example (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Lead-in for quote; Quote (5-7 words only) (1 sentence) Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences): Ask yourself HOW and WHY the author writes this to help further the explanations. Analysis of quote (2-3 sentences): Ask yourself HOW and WHY the author writes this to help further the explanations.

7. The author metaphorically compares Miss Maudie to a “chameleon lady” (56). Through the varying diction of “chameleon,” Lee uses a calm tone to emphasize Miss Maudie’s gentle and fluctuating characters. Furthermore, Lee indirectly characterizes the widow as a diverse woman capable of adjusting her attitude towards varying situations. The author emphasizes how Miss Maudie transformed from a working woman during the day into a woman of “magisterial beauty” at night (56). Through the commanding diction of “magisterial,” Lee creates a pleasant tone to describe Miss Maudie’s kind yet authoritative presence. By evoking a positive connotation of the word, “magisterial,” the main character, Scout, reveals the widow’s wise and motherly soul. Overall, Lee writes to elderly widows to help them maintain their gentle and caring personas while engaging in a hardworking lifestyle.

8. Restate title and author’s name Restate title and author’s name Final SOAPSTone components—Audience and Purpose Final SOAPSTone components—Audience and Purpose EXAMPLE: Overall, in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee writes to elderly widows to help them maintain their gentle and caring personas while engaging in a hardworking lifestyle.

9. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the author, Harper Lee, narrates through the first person speaker, Scout. In the county of Maycomb, Scout encounters an affectionate relationship with her widowed neighbor, Miss Maudie, during the harsh times of the Great Depression. The author metaphorically compares Miss Maudie to a “chameleon lady” (56). Through the varying diction of “chameleon,” Lee uses a calm tone to emphasize Miss Maudie’s gentle and fluctuating characters. Furthermore, Lee indirectly characterizes the widow as a diverse woman capable of adjusting her attitude towards varying situations. The author emphasizes how Miss Maudie transformed from a working woman during the day into as woman of “magisterial beauty” at night (56). Through the commanding diction of “magisterial,” Lee creates a pleasant tone to describe Miss Maudie’s kind yet authoritative presence. By evoking a positive connotation of this word, the main character, Scout, reveals the widows wise and motherly soul. Overall, in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee writes to elderly widows to help them maintain their gentle and caring personas while engaging in a hardworking lifestyle.