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Directions: Write a four-paragraph argumentative essay by responding to the prompt below.
Prompt:Power/Powerless
Who is the most powerful character in the novel and what type of power does he/she have? Choose a character or characters and provide supporting evidence from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men to reinforce your claim (of why/how this character(s) is powerful).
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Who is the most marginalized character(s) in the novel and why?
Choose a character or characters and discuss why he/she is the most powerful/marginalized. Provide supporting evidence from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men to reinforce your claim (of why/how this character(s) is powerful/marginalized). Analyze how the evidence proves your main idea and explain how John Steinbeck uses his characters’ experiences to teach the reader about human nature.
HERE IS A TEMPLET IF NEEDED THIS IS THE BASICS OF HOW SHE WANTS IT DONE. PLEASE DON’T MAKE IT SOUND TOO SMART AND DONT USE BIG WORDS OR SHE WILL KNOW KEEP IT SIMPLE LIKE A FRESHMAN WOULD. I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY PAGES IT GONNA BE MAYBE 2 OR 3 BUT NOT A LOT ITS A SHORT ESSAY.
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INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH |
G Grabber / statement that attracts reader to essay; outside quote/descriptive scene/startling statement
BBridge / makes a connection between the grabber and the texts of the essay / provides background information about topic of the writing prompt, time period, texts, main characters, main conflicts
MCMain Claim/Thesis/premise/argument:
Tells the main idea of your essay; Name of text and author + subject + opinion + topics/Key points.
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BODY PARAGRAPH #1 |
SCSub-Claim/Topic Sentence//supporting argument:
Tells what the paragraph will be about; topic + subject + opinion + reasons/key points
ESEvidence Sentence/details/support/facts/example/text based evidence/excerpt:
Transition, + contextual lead-in + “text evidence” + (citation).
AAnalysis/commentary/explanation/inference/connection/reasoning:
Go back to the action words in the prompt. What is the prompt asking you to accomplish?
(Analyze/Argue/Clarify/Compare/Define/Describe/Discuss/Evaluate/Explain/Infer/Justify/Prove, etc)
Attack each part of the prompt in the analysis section.
ESEvidence Sentence/details/support/facts/example/text based evidence/excerpt:
Transition, + contextual lead-in + “text evidence” + (citation).
AAnalysis/commentary/explanation/inference/connection/reasoning:
Go back to the action words in the prompt. What is the prompt asking you to accomplish?
(Analyze/Argue/Clarify/Compare/Define/Describe/Discuss/Evaluate/Explain/Infer/Justify/Prove, etc)
Attack each part of the prompt in the analysis section.
CSConcluding Sentence/transition sentence/restatement/reinforcement:
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BODY PARAGRAPH #2 |
SCSub-Claim/Topic Sentence//supporting argument:
Tells what the paragraph will be about; topic + subject + opinion + reasons/key points
ESEvidence Sentence/details/support/facts/example/text based evidence/excerpt:
Transition, + contextual lead-in + “text evidence” + (citation).
AAnalysis/commentary/explanation/inference/connection/reasoning:
Go back to the action words in the prompt. What is the prompt asking you to accomplish?
(Analyze/Argue/Clarify/Compare/Define/Describe/Discuss/Evaluate/Explain/Infer/Justify/Prove, etc)
Attack each part of the prompt in the analysis section.
ESEvidence Sentence/details/support/facts/example/text based evidence/excerpt:
Transition, + contextual lead-in + “text evidence” + (citation).
AAnalysis/commentary/explanation/inference/connection/reasoning:
Go back to the action words in the prompt. What is the prompt asking you to accomplish?
(Analyze/Argue/Clarify/Compare/Define/Describe/Discuss/Evaluate/Explain/Infer/Justify/Prove, etc)
Attack each part of the prompt in the analysis section.
CSConcluding Sentence/transition sentence/restatement/reinforcement:
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CONCLUSION |
Restate the main claim in a new way, including the subject + opinion + topic 1 + topic 2.
Broad Statement apply the topic of this essay to the real world
So What Statement offer a solution to the topic of the essay/answer the question: why should readers care about the topic of this essay?
