Smith 1 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 Smith 2 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.