Junior CPII English
The Things They Carried
Name __________________________
Mary Anne’s Metamorphosis
Write about the change Mary Anne bell undergoes in the story
“Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” by Tim O’Brien.
Use the chart of examples you created to support your argument.
Topic Sentence = statement of what you will prove in the paragraph
Make an analytical statement about Mary Anne’s transformation:
How does Mary Anne Bell change?
Include the story title and author in your topic sentence.
Evidence:
Prove your topic sentence with evidence from the text.
Cite page numbers for all quotations using this format:
“Quotation” (99).
Follow each example with an explanation of how it supports your
topic sentence.
Conluding sentence:
Wrap up the paragraph and include a “so what?”
Consider:
 Why might she have changed in this way?
 Why does this matter beyond the story?
 What can we learn from this?