Objective: Write a 3+ paragraph essay about “Who is the most moral character and why?”

Goal: Analyze complex characters and how they develop and interact

throughout the text.

Agenda:

• Retrieve thesis statements

• Take notes on Essay structure

• Write introduction

• Take notes on body paragraphs

• Start working on body paragraphs

Essay Structure

• Essay Structure: We will be braking it down.

• Please prepare notes

Review of Essay Structure

What does a good essay look like:Introduction

Body Paragraphs

Conclusion

Introduction

• An introduction is very important to a paper.

• Grab the reader’s attention• Introduce the topic. • Tell us your opinion (thesis) at the end of the

intro.

Introduction con.

• A intro takes all of the broad information (story, author, definition of morality, etc.)

• It then becomes very specific when it comes to your thesis.

Thesis

• I have given you some notes on your thesis

• Some of you I wrote “because…” because your thesis is too broad.

• Some of you I wrote that you should “shorten it”. You have so many good reasons that it stops being specific.

• Many of you have “try not to use I.” In academic writing we don’t use personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, my, etc.)

Take this time to write your introduction!

• Remember: – Grab the reader’s attention– Introduce your topic– Broad topics go at the beginning– Specific thesis statement goes at the end of the

paragraph.

Body Paragraph• Minor claim: The point you are making in the paragraph. What specifically are you

talking about in THIS paragraph.

• Evidence: The thing outside of yourself that proves your point. This is your textual evidence.

• Commentary: Commentary is the response to the evidence not the minor claim. You explain why your evidence is important.

• Commentary: Commentary is the response to the evidence not the minor claim. You explain why your evidence is important.

• Evidence• Commentary• Commentary

Conclusion

• Wrap it all up.

• Tell your audience the point again

• Go over your points.

• Do not bring in new information.