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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

MOTIVATOR– A broad general statement about topic of essay

THESIS– State author & title– Say what essay is about

BLUEPRINT– List major points in essay

BODY PARAGRAPHSBODY PARAGRAPHSTopic SentenceDetail #1Detail #2Detail #3Concluding Sentence

In each paragraph you should have 1 quote from the test and/or 1 example in your own words

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION Thesis

– Leave out title– Use author’s last name

Blueprint– Keep the same

Motivator/Comment– Show how topic relates to end of piece– My begin with: By the end of the novel…– Use NEW words if possible!Begin this paragraph with In conclusion,

TRANSITIONS/TRIGGER TRANSITIONS/TRIGGER WORDSWORDS

(Top row is to start each paragraph and bottom row is to start each point)(Top row is to start each paragraph and bottom row is to start each point)

To begin, Next, Last,

First, Second, Third,

TRANSITIONS/TRIGGER TRANSITIONS/TRIGGER WORDSWORDS

To introduce a quote begin with For example,

For example, the author states: “I never knew what the sun looked like” (300).

After the quote you need to have a sentence that relates the quote to what you are discussing. Begin with This shows that

This shows that the author never had the chance to go outside when she was growing up.

TRANSITIONS/TR IGGER TRANSITIONS/TR IGGER WORDSWORDS

In other words, In summary,

To summarize,

In brief,

To finalize, In conclusion,(save for the conclusion paragraph)

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Authors use themes in their novels. A theme is the main idea of the story and usually there is more than one. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, one of his themes is loneliness. The main characters George and Lennie are lonely because they have no family, they do not settle in one place, but they do have one another.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

In conclusion, Steinbeck’s main theme is loneliness. The main characters George and Lennie are lonely because they have no family, they do not settle in one place, but they do have one another. This theme runs throughout the entire novel; and after Lennie’s death, George is more alone that ever.