They Cage The Animals At
Night: 2-3-12
Body Paragraph #1:
Describe how character
#1 influences Jennings.
Use TS, T, 2 CD 4CM
and CS
Stevie influences Jennings in two ways. For
example, on page 89 Stevie says, “ ‘Dey told me my
fadda was comin’ for me today,’ he mumbled. ‘I aint
goin wit him no more.’ He toyed with the ground
beneath his feet. ‘I aint gonna get hit no more.’ He
got to his feet. ‘I’ll see ya,’ he said and started to
walk away.” This shows that Stevie influences
Jennings by running away. He shows Jennings that
when you face something terrible that it is okay to run
away from it. In addition, after Stevie leaves,
Jennings says, “It didn’t matter whether you said the
word ‘friend,’ or not. If you felt ‘friend,’ it was all the
same. It hurt.” (pg 90). This shows that Stevie
influences Jennings by showing him that kids in
orphanages shouldn’t make close friends. This also
shows how hurt Jennings felt when Stevie left. As a
result Jennings changes his behavior and beliefs
because of Stevie’s actions.
Topic Sentence
• Stevie influences
Jennings in two ways.
st
1
Transition and
Concrete Detail
• For example, on page 89 Stevie
says, “ ‘Dey told me my fadda
was comin’ for me today,’ he
mumbled. ‘I aint goin wit him no
more.’ He toyed with the ground
beneath his feet. ‘I aint gonna
get hit no more.’ He got to his
feet. ‘I’ll see ya,’ he said and
started to walk away.”
st
1
and
nd
2
Commentary
• This shows that Stevie
influences Jennings by
running away. He shows
Jennings that when you
face something terrible that
it is okay to run away from it.
nd
2
Transition and
Concrete Detail
In addition, after Stevie
leaves, Jennings says, “It
didn’t matter whether you
said the word ‘friend,’ or not.
If you felt ‘friend,’ it was all
the same. It hurt.” (pg 90).
rd
3
and
th
4
Commentary
• This shows that Stevie
influences Jennings by
showing him that kids in
orphanages shouldn’t make
close friends. This also shows
how hurt Jennings felt when
Stevie left.
Conclusion Sentence
• As a result Jennings changes his behavior and
beliefs because of Stevie’s actions.
Introduction: Hook, Summary of the book and
Thesis
Body Paragraph #1: Describe how character #1
influences Jennings. Use TS, T, 2 CD 4CM and
CS
Body Paragraph #2: Describe how character #2
influences Jennings. Use TS, T, 2 CD 4CM and
CS
Body Paragraph #3: Describe how character #3
influences Jennings. Use TS, T, 2 CD 4CM and
CS
Conclusion: Say your thesis in a different way,
summarize your essay, and end with a final thought.
Conclusion: Say
your thesis in a
different way,
summarize your
essay, and end with a
final thought.
Conclusion
• In They Cage the Animals at Night, Jennings’ behavior and
beliefs were changed the most by Stevie, Sal and Jerome.
Stevie influences Jennings when Stevie runs away. He
changes Jennings’ natural instincts to talk to people when he
is alone. He realizes that it hurts a lot when friends go away,
even though you don’t call them your friend. Stevie also
shows Jennings that running away is a way to escape your
problems. On the other hand, both Sal and Jerome convince
Jennings that running away from his problems doesn’t solve
anything. Both Sal and Jerome encourage Jennings to make
friends and ask questions. During his rough childhood,
Jennings is influenced by the people around him. He survives
the orphanages and his family’s problems, with the help of
people like Sal and Jerome. Jennings learns from people like
Stevie that life is difficult, but he doesn’t give up and ultimately
he survives his rough childhood to become a successful writer.
Writing your Conclusion
The first sentence of
your Conclusion should
restate your thesis. This
means saying your
thesis in a totally
different way.
Mr. A’s original thesis
• Stevie, Sal and Jerome were
people Jennings knew during this
time that influenced him the most.
• Mr. A restating his thesis
• In They Cage the Animals at Night,
Jennings’ behavior and beliefs
were changed the most by Stevie,
Sal and Jerome.
Summarize Your Essay
• Stevie influences Jennings when Stevie runs away.
He changes Jennings’ natural instincts to talk to
people when he is alone. Jennings realizes that it
hurts a lot when friends go away, even though
you don’t call them your friend. Stevie also shows
Jennings that running away is a way to escape
your problems. On the other hand, both Sal and
Jerome convince Jennings that running away
from his problems doesn’t solve anything. Both
Sal and Jerome encourage Jennings to make
friends and ask questions.
Your Final Thought
(Commentary)
During his rough childhood, Jennings is
influenced by the people around him.
He survives the orphanages and his
family’s problems, with the help of
people like Sal and Jerome. Jennings
learns from people like Stevie that life
is difficult, but he doesn’t give up and
ultimately he survives his rough
childhood to become a successful
writer.