Homework for 2-a, 3-a, and 4-a assigned on 2/1 and due on 2/3

HOMEWORK

SECOND DRAFT--TKM INFLUENCE ESSAY

Take your checklist and your first draft home with you.
Revise your essay to include ALL required structural elements noted on your checklist.
Bring your revised essay, your first draft, and your checklist to class with you on Friday.

Your revised draft will receive an assessment grade for essay structure.

The required structuraL elements are listed below. This is the checklist we reviewed in class today.

PEER REVIEW-ESSAY STRUCTURE--REQUIRED STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
Intro Paragraph:
• Hook—Influence quote or definition of influence
• Thesis Statement: In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, _____ influences ___ in several different ways.
• Three subtopics: Three specific influences that will support your thesis.
• Closing Sentence: ____ comes of age in this novel, and as _______ matures, ___ is influenced by ____ words and actions.

Body Paragraph 1
• Subtopic sentence
• Text support —For example….
• Explanation—These words clearly show… or these actions clearly indicate…. (See writing seed)
• Your explanation must connect your example to the inference you make in your subtopic.)
• Text support—Another instance occurs when….
• Explanation-- These words clearly show… or these actions clearly indicate…. (See writing seed)
• Your explanation must connect your example to the inference you make in your subtopic.
• Closing sentence—Identifies the effect of the influence on the character.

Body Paragraph 2
• Subtopic sentence
• Text support —For example….
• Explanation—These words clearly show… or these actions clearly indicate…. (See writing seed)
• Your explanation must connect your example to the inference you make in your subtopic.)
• Text support—Another instance occurs when….
• Explanation-- These words clearly show… or these actions clearly indicate…. (See writing seed)
• Your explanation must connect your example to the inference you make in your subtopic.
• Closing sentence—Identifies the effect of the influence on the character.

Body Paragraph 3
• Subtopic sentence
• Text support —For example….
• Explanation—These words clearly show… or these actions clearly indicate…. (See writing seed)
• Your explanation must connect your example to the inference you make in your subtopic.)
• Text support—Another instance occurs when….
• Explanation-- These words clearly show… or these actions clearly indicate…. (See writing seed)
• Your explanation must connect your example to the inference you make in your subtopic.
• Closing sentence—Identifies the effect of the influence on the character.

Closing Paragraph
• Restate thesis
• Restate subtopics
• Write three to five sentences that extend or further develop how these characters are changed as a result of the influences you have explained.