See if you can recall the FORM of the literary paragraph before reading on . . .
1. Thesis
2. First Opinion
3. First piece of evidence
4. Explain the evidence / elaborate / explain how this evidence proves your thesis
5. Transition
6. Second opinion
7. Second piece of evidence (another quote or a paraphrase of an action in the story)
8. Second explanation
9. Transition
10. Third opinion which proves your thesis (think of it like a debate--keep the opposition on its toes!)
11. Third piece of evidence
12. Third piece of evidence explained and connected to the thesis
13. Conclude by repeating the thesis (make sure the thesis, evidence, and opinions all match with your concluding sentence)
The above formula means that you will always have at least 13 sentences in your paragraph. A sentence can be 15 to 30 words in length; consequently, the length is often 300 to 450 words for a typical literary paragraph.
REVIEW
Define the purpose of a literary paragraph.
State the criteria of a strong thesis statement.
State the purpose of a what / so what chart.
Define literary must-haves and explain why there is a poster advertising them on my wall.
What do English professors profess?
How is a literary paragraph similar to a debate?
Why do we use synonyms in our paragraphs--for example--the father becomes the incompetent dad . .
Homework: Read your USSR books at least 10 but up to 30 pages would be best.
Always review each day's lesson.
Please remember to bring your books to class as we always use them.
Thanks for the great skits today!!
