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Joe Smith
Mrs. Stern
Language & Literature Year 3
17 March 2014
Creative, Unique Title
The first sentence is your hook/ attention grabber. It is possible to write more than one
sentence/ question for your hook. Just avoid 1st person, 2nd person and make it interesting. Ensure
the hook is relevant to both books. The next sentence(s) begins to link the summer reading books
with your hook. This is where you will introduce the titles and authors’ names. Titles of books
are in italics; not underlined or in quotation marks. Give a very short background for each book.
The last sentence is your thesis statement, which is: Unique points of view develop strong
character and build self esteem. Yes, you need to underline your thesis statement.
This is where you write a topic sentence explaining what this paragraph is about. Your goal in
this paragraph is to compare and contrast one concept (unique points of view, self esteem or
strong character) in both summer reading books. Now, focus on one book and provide an
example to support the concept. Add a second, stronger example from the same book. Then,
using a transitional phrase (ex., however, in contrast, on the contrary, etc.), provide examples
about the concept from the other summer reading book. Add one stronger example to prove your
point. Finally, your concluding sentence should be a broad statement stating why that concept is
important.
This is where you write a topic sentence explaining what this paragraph is about. Your goal in
this paragraph is to compare and contrast a different concept than the previous paragraph (unique
points of view, self esteem or strong character) in both summer reading books. Now, focus on
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one book and provide an example to support the concept. Add a second, stronger example from
the same book. Then, using a transitional phrase (ex., however, in contrast, on the contrary, etc.),
provide examples about the concept from the other summer reading book. Add one stronger
example to prove your point. Finally, your concluding sentence should be a broad statement
stating why that concept is important.
This is where you write a topic sentence explaining what this paragraph is about. Your goal in
this paragraph is to compare and contrast one concept (unique points of view, self esteem or
strong character) in both summer reading books. Now, focus on one book and provide an
example to support the concept. Add a second, stronger example from the same book. Then,
using a transitional phrase (ex., however, in contrast, on the contrary, etc.), provide examples
about the concept from the other summer reading book. Add one stronger example to prove your
point. Finally, your concluding sentence should be a broad statement stating why that concept is
important.
This is where you revisit your original hook. Address it in a different way than before. Avoid
any new ideas in the final paragraph. You are just summing up your main points. Provide one
sentence summarizing the most important message from body paragraph #1. Then, state the most
important message from body paragraph #2. Now, explain the most important message from
body paragraph #3. Finally, in one or two sentences, describe why all of this matters. Answer the
question “So what?” Explain why the thesis statement matters in the real world. End strong.