Short Story Essay Assignment Help

1. Short Story Essay Assignment Help Rauch Block 2

2. Packet • Please use the yellow assignment packet I gave you as you write for help. • The packet includes a sample thesis as well a sample outline which includes sample topic sentences.

3. Body Paragraph Breakdown • Body paragraph 1: Write about how the author uses character (characterization) and conflict to comment on humanity (in other words how both tie to your thesis) • Body paragraph 2: Climax and its significance to the theme/ your thesis • Body paragraph 3: Resolution and how it conveys the theme and thus how it ties to your thesis

4. Sample Thesis and Topic Sentences • Sample Thesis from packet: In “The Princess and All the Kingdom,” Lagerkvist implies that accepting responsibility is an unavoidable part of achieving success and happiness. • Notice the comment made about humanity when thesis reads “accepting responsibility is an unavoidable part of achieving success and happiness.”

5. Topic Sentence • Notice on your sample thesis how the first topic sentence discuss character and conflict and ties them to your thesis. • “Because the prince fights bravely and wins the hand of the beautiful princess, he assumes that their happiness will come with no further challenges.” • The parts “the prince fights bravely” and “he assumes” both discuss character since both describe the character’s actions and his thoughts. • The conflict of the story is also hinted at when the student writes “he assumes that their happiness will come with no further challenges” since this leads into the vary challenge that creates the conflict in the story.

6. Yellow Packet • Please use the outline in your yellow packet to see how to carry out the rest of the paragraphs. • Please see the sample on page one on how to incorporate quotes into an essay.