1 / 19

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Essay requirements. 3-5 pages long Double-spaced Font: Times New Roman, size 12 In-text citations after you quote someone/something (Smith 52) Create a claim & then prove it. Lies you’ve probably heard ….

gyan
Download Presentation

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  2. Essay requirements • 3-5 pages long • Double-spaced • Font: Times New Roman, size 12 • In-text citations after you quote someone/something (Smith 52) • Create a claim & then prove it

  3. Lies you’ve probably heard… • There is NO rule for how many sentences should be a in a paragraph • There is NO rule for how many paragraphs should be in your essay • Write sentences and paragraphs until you’ve said what needs to be said AND you’ve reached your 3-5 pages

  4. SAGE structure: Paragraph 1: Intro & thesis Paragraphs 2-4: Evidence Paragraph 5: Counterclaim & rebuttal Paragraph 6: Repeat 1st paragraph

  5. Paragraph 1: The Hook • Your essay needs to start with a “hook,” or a way to get your reader interested in what you’re saying NO: “In this paper I will…” “The purpose of this essay is to…” “According to the dictionary…”

  6. Paragraph 1: The Hook • Historical info: Francie Nolan’s story starts with her Irish and German grandparents, who were part of the turn-of-the-century rush to find the “American Dream” in the United States. • Anecdotal (story) When Francie saw the mass of green pine needles rushing toward her face, she suddenly wondered if catching a Christmas tree was a good idea.

  7. Paragraph 1: The Hook • Surprising statement: Francie and Neeley knew a level of poverty that their younger sister would never experience, but truthfully, they felt sorry for her, rather than the other way around. • Famous person William Shakespeare charted the path for Francie’s life, thanks to some sage advice from her Grandmother Rommely.

  8. Paragraph 1: The Hook • Declarative: * A lot of you started your character analysis essays this way,and that’s a-okay Francie Nolan felt her family’s poverty from the time she woke up to the time she went to sleep. Poverty kept her cold, it kept her hungry, and it always demanded her attention. But it also created her.

  9. Paragraph 1: The Hook + thesis • After you’ve got your Hook, focus on your thesis (aka, your claim, your theme, what the author believes) • The Thesis statement should be the last sentence in your first paragraph, and it should stand alone • Stand alone = I can pull it out of your paper and it will be a claim that makes sense all by itself

  10. Paragraph 2-??? • Body paragraphs should start with a topic sentence that says what you’ll discuss in that paragraph • Body paragraphs are for giving evidence that supports your claim/thesis • Each body paragraph should tie back to your thesis • Use as many of these as you need

  11. Counterclaim & rebuttal paragraph • DON’T DO IT • If you think there are counterclaims (or arguments) with your claims, don’t wait until your second-to-last paragraph to address them • Mix counterclaims and rebuttals into your body paragraphs

  12. Final paragraph • DO NOT copy and paste your first paragraph • Your final paragraph is for reiterating (NOT repeating) your thesis statement and evidence • Your last sentence should be a “kicker,” or a thought, quote, or idea that can keep your reader thinking

  13. Creating your claim/thesis The author believes ___________________________ ___________________________

  14. With your group… • Write your thesis statement (your theme, built into a claim that you’ll need to prove) on your paper • Pass your paper to the right • Write any evidence you can think of from the text that might help support that person’s claim • Repeat when I tell you to…

  15. If you’re feeling ambitious…

  16. Text-to-text connections Claim: Imagination is a valuable commodity that provides people with a way to escape when the world “becomes too ugly for living in” (Smith 77). Text-to-text: What other characters have you met, in any story, who use imagination as a way to escape?

  17. Text-to-text connections Incorporating a text-to-text connection in a thesis: For characters like Francie, George, and Lennie, imagination is a valuable commodity that, when the world “becomes too ugly for living in,” provides them with a way to escape.

  18. Text-to-text connections For characters like Francie, George, and Lennie, imagination is a valuable commodity that provides them with a way to escape. - Now I have permission to talk about FrancieAND George AND Lennie throughout the entire essay Text-to-text helps with length AND makes you look smart

More Related