Hook: Catch the interest of the reader! Introduce the topic of the piece in a general, funny, introspective, or philosophical manner.
Background Information: A brief summary (2-3 sentences) of the text.
Thesis/ Claim: Establish the central idea (theme) of the text and reveal what writing strategy/ literary element/ technique or rhetorical device the author used to convey that central idea. If you did not include the TAG (title/ author/ genre) earlier in the paragraph, you must include it in your thesis.
Topic Sentence: Clearly state what the paragraph will prove. Since this is not a traditional essay, this is optional. However, if you are going to write TWO body paragraphs you should have clear topic sentences to indicate what each will prove.
Introduce Body Point #1: Use a transitional word or phrase and introduce the first point that you are going to make to prove your thesis.
Cite Textual Evidence (Quote): Textual evidence which proves the thesis.
Explain/ Analyze: This is where you breakdown the evidence and clearly explain how THIS SPECIFIC quote proves your thesis statement.
(Transition)
Introduce Body Point #1: Use a transitional word or phrase and introduce the first point that you are going to make to prove your thesis.
Cite Textual Evidence (Quote): Textual evidence which proves the thesis.
Explain/ Analyze: This is where you breakdown the evidence and clearly explain how THIS SPECIFIC quote proves your thesis statement.
(Transition)
Introduce Body Point #1: Use a transitional word or phrase and introduce the first point that you are going to make to prove your thesis.
Cite Textual Evidence (Quote): Textual evidence which proves the thesis.
Explain/ Analyze: This is where you breakdown the evidence and clearly explain how THIS SPECIFIC quote proves your thesis statement.
(Concluding Sentence)