Sample Response to Literature Body Paragraph - fiction

Sample Response to Lit Body Paragraph• Please glue the sample body paragraph into

the WRITING tab of your notebook• Right after your Sample Theme Chart

• Please label the page • Sample Response to Lit Body Paragraph

• Listen for directions on how to color-code the paragraph & take notes on the six steps

Step 1: Assertion• Underline this first sentence in red/pink.• Write these

notes underneath:• -assertion/topic

sentence = • Related to

thesis (how/why); general statement why your quote proves true

•Love is so powerful that it can cause a criminal to want to become a better man. (step 1)

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Step 2: Lead-in

• Underline this sentence in blue• Introduce quote in

one sentence• Who?• Whom?• Situation?• Story context

• Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend Billy.• (step 2)

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Steps 3 & 4: Quote & Citation

• Highlight this in blue• Copy strong textual

evidence directly from text• Include page

number inside ( )

•“ ‘I’m making an honest living, and I’m going to marry the finest girl on earth two weeks from now’ ” (47). (steps 3 & 4)

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Step 5: AnalysisHighlight this part in yellow

• Interpret quote & justify how it links to assertion

-explain quote-prove how it ties to assertion• largest part of

paragraph

• From the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to be a better man. He wants the kind of life that would allow him to be happily married. He doesn’t want to take part in any criminal activity anymore because it isn’t worth it to him. What is worth it to him is being part of a new family that welcomes him and treats him like one of their own. It is also worth it to him to see the respect and admiration in Annabel’s eyes when she looks at “Ralph”. He loves Annabel so much that he is willing to do anything for her, even if that means changing his whole way of life. He doesn’t even see it as a sacrifice; he looks at his change as an improvement for the better. (step 5)

Step 6: Concluding Sentence

• Underline this step in red/pink• Conclude with final

restatement of main ideas; restate assertion• Should apply to

whole world

The power of love can inspire people to make huge improvements in their lives. (step 6)

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