Tomorrow, we will write the essay in class.
Tonight: ORGANIZE YOUR QUOTATIONS ON THE BOOK AND THE FILM SO THAT YOU CAN CREATE A THESIS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION: DEMONSTRATE HOW WILDER AND ROSS REVEAL THEIR THEME THAT LIFE IS TOO PRECIOUS TO WASTE.
Below are the sample introduction and conclusion templates you will need to write your essay: I will hand out copies during class tomorrow BUT IF YOU WISH TO GET A HEAD START, BEGIN AT HOME.
Writing An Essay On
More Than One Work
Introduction
Template
Hook:
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Thesis (without
author title) Be sure that your thesis answers the question.
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First Body Paragraph
Summary (PLUS AUTHOR AND TITLE, CITED CORRECTLY)
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Second Body
Paragraph Summary (PLUS AUTHOR AND TITLE, CITED CORRECTLY)
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Repeat the thesis
(usually in a shorter and more emotionally impactful manner)
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Sample:
Time marches on. In
order to realize life's value, one must connect to one's dreams,
one's family, friends or community; not to do so wastes this one
precious life. In the play, Our Town, by Thornton Wilder,
Emily does not realize until after her death how blind most humans
are to the gift that life can be when one is committed to living life
fully. Similarly, Shelby, in the film, Steel Magnolias,
directed by Herbert Ross, reveals that despite a life-threatening
disease, she is not willingly to hide in the closet and worry the way
her mother does—Shelby commits to her dreams. It is easy to waste
one's life due to the troubles and tensions one experiences but both
Wilder and Ross declare that an even dangerous crime is to waste the
one chance to vehemently explore the world. Time may march on but it
is imperative not to waste one second.
Writing A
Conclusion For An Essay on More Than One Work (story, play, novel,
film)
Conclusion
Template
Thesis (no author or
title)
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First Body Paragraph
Summary (Mention the title or the author but not both) Be sure to say
the most important point you made in the body paragraph. Do not
simply copy and paste your thesis. Be sure to engage the reader here.
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Repeat the Thesis in
an Emotional and Impactful Manner (You could respond to your hook
here as well).
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