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Personal Essay
Name: ________________________
Personal Essay
Instructions:
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Choose one of the following topics.
Gather details from your own personal experiences
Organize, cut and arrange your thoughts on the essay planner.
Write a rough draft.
Edit and revise
Submit final draft.
Complete Checklist
Topics: Choose your own topic. Your essay topic MUST be a question that
can be debated. It cannot be a fact and must be something you can argue. If
you do not want to choose your topic, please feel free to choose from below.
Should______________________________ be allowed to happen?
1. Why students should or should not have to wear uniforms
2. Why students should or should not be allowed to use cell phones in
class
3. Why celebrities are or are not good role models for young
adults/teenagers
4. Why students should or should not participate in extra-curricular
activities
5. Why graduating from high school is or is not important
Format
Please make sure your essay is:
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Typed
Double Spaced
12 Point Font
Times New Roman
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Sample Introductions
Level One
The Chrysalids is an example of individuality because there are
characters that have to escape to the Fringes.
Level Two
The Chrysalids shows the theme of individuality. There are examples
of individuality in the characters, the society and the Fringes people.
Level Three
The novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndom shows the courage it takes
to truly be an individual in a hostile world. We see individuality in the
character development of David. Moreover, we see the hostility
toward individuals in the treatment of the Fringes people. Finally, we
see that individuality is valued neither in the ‘primitive’ culture of
Labrador nor the advanced culture of Zealand.
Level Four
Humans all face the challenge of expressing their own individuality;
however, individual expression was not always permitted. History and
literature remind one of the cost paid for our freedom and
individuality. The novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndom shows the
courage it takes to truly be an individual in a hostile world. The
struggle to express individuality is shown through the characterization
of David, the oppression of the individual is exemplified through the
Sealand people, and the treatment of the Fringes people show the cost
of individuality. In the end, the novel reminds people to be thankful
for the individual freedoms they enjoy.
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Gathering Evidence
First Paragraph Topic:
Three examples of how the subtopic connects to your life:
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Gathering Evidence
Second Paragraph Topic:
Three examples of how the subtopic connects to your life:
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Gathering Evidence
Third Paragraph Topic:
Three examples of how the subtopic connects to your life:
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Essay Outline
Introductory Paragraph
Lead Sentence (attention-getter):
Introduce your 3 sub-topics (body paragraphs):
Thesis (three part to reflect your paragraph topics):
Paragraph One
Introductory Statement:
Point:
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Proof (example or observation):
Explanation:
Transition:
Point:
Proof (example or observation):
Explanation:
Concluding Statement:
Paragraph Two
Introductory Statement (with transitional phrase):
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Point:
Proof (example or observation):
Explanation:
Transition:
Point:
Proof (example or observation):
Explanation:
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Concluding Statement:
Paragraph Three
Introductory Statement (with transitional phrase):
Point:
Proof (Example or Observation):
Explanation:
Transition:
Point:
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Proof (Example or Observation):
Explanation:
Concluding Statement:
Conclusion
Restate Thesis (in different words):
State your conclusion (what did you prove?):
More general statement about the topic (open ended):
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Essay Checklist
Yes
1. Do you have a thesis?
2. Does your thesis give a response to your
essay topic?
3. Do you have 3 different body paragraphs?
4. Does EACH body paragraph have 2 points,
2 proofs, and 2 comments?
5. Do you use personal examples for your proofs?
6. Does the first line of your concluding
paragraph restate your thesis?
7. Have you read over your essay
and fixed any spelling/grammar mistakes?
8. Is your name on your essay?
9. Is your essay typed and double spaced?
10. Have you stapled, paper clipped, or
bindered your final product?
11. Is your introduction at least 5 sentences?
12. Is your concluding paragraph at
least 3 sentences?
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAND IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
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Good Copy (typed, no pen or pencil marks on it)
Works Cited Page (back of good copy)
Rough Copy (edited)
Essay outline and evidence (in this package)
Essay Checklist (in this package)
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