The Crucible Paragraph Planner Topic Sentence Identify the character this paragraph is going to focus on: _________________________ Example: Abigail, John, Elizabeth, Giles, Hale Identify the keyword the character is employ: ________________________________ Example: power/manipulation, pride, betrayal How does this character show the keyword? Write your sentence on the lines below. Example: Elizabeth Proctor experiences self-discovery when she realizes that she has made mistakes in her marriage. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ The above sentence becomes your topic sentence. To ensure that you have all the parts, complete the following steps: put a circle around your keyword (“self-discovery”) put a box around the speaker’s name (“Elizabeth Proctor”) Underline the argument you are making in the paragraph (“experiences self-discovery when she realizes that she has made mistakes in her marriage”). Paragraph Planner: First Quote Select your first quote which shows your keyword. Then, write a transition into your first quote which demonstrates the speaker, context, and the connection to your keyword. Example: Before her self-discovery, Elizabeth believes that she is not at fault in her marriage; she believes all of the problems stem from John’s affair: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ The above sentence becomes your transition. To ensure that you have all the parts, complete the following steps: put a circle around your keyword (“self-discovery”) put a box around the speaker’s name (“Elizabeth”) Underline the argument you are making in the paragraph (“believes that she is not at fault in her marriage; she believes all of the problems stem from John’s affair” Put a triangle around your correct punctuation (a colon!) Now write your quote…ensure that your quote is not much more than 4-6 lines in the text. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ (______). Now it is time to consider your analysis of the above quote. What specific words, punctuation, metaphors, similes, diction, etc. prove the argument you laid out in your transition? Make at least 4 points for each quote! 1. 2. 3. 4. Paragraph Planner: Second Quote Select your second quote which shows your keyword. This might identify the moment that your character demonstrated pride or experienced a self-discovery, if these items are appropriate to your topic. Example: Elizabeth’s self-discovery occurs while she is discussing with John whether he should confess: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ The above sentence becomes your transition. To ensure that you have all the parts, complete the following steps: put a circle around your keyword (“self-discovery”) put a box around the speaker’s name (“Elizabeth”) .Underline the argument you are making in the paragraph (“occurs while she is discussing with John whether he should confess” Put a triangle around your correct punctuation (a colon!) Now write your quote…ensure that your quote is not much more than 4-6 lines in the text. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ (______). Now it is time to consider you analysis of the above quote. What specific words, punctuation, metaphors, similes, diction, etc. prove the argument you laid out in your transition? Make at least 4 points for each quote! 1. 2. 3. 4. Paragraph Planner: Third Quote Select your final quote which shows your keyword. If you are discussing pride or self-discovery, you would probably look at end result on the character. How was John Proctor affected by pride? How was Elizabeth affected by her self-discovery? Example: One sees that Elizabeth’s self-discovery—especially the acceptance of her own faults—allows her to accept John’s decision: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ The above sentence becomes your transition. To ensure that you have all the parts, complete the following steps: put a circle around your keyword (“self-discovery”) put a box around the speaker’s name (“Elizabeth”) Underline the argument you are making in the paragraph (“self-discovery—especially the acceptance of her own faults—allows her to accept John’s decision:” Put a triangle around your correct punctuation (a colon!) Now write your quote…ensure that your quote is not much more than 4-6 lines in the text. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ (______). Now it is time to consider your analysis of the above quote. What specific words, punctuation, metaphors, similes, diction, etc. prove the argument you laid out in your transition? Make at least 4 points for each quote! 1. 2. 3. 4. Paragraph Planner: Conclusion Summarize the argument that you have made about your character and your keyword to conclude your paragraph. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Paragraph Planner: Ready to Write You are now ready to write this paragraph! Each paragraph should have the following parts, which you have already written above: Topic Sentence First Transition Quote & Citation Analysis Second Transition Quote & Citation Analysis Third Transition Quote & Citation Analysis Conclusion