Revolutionary Lit paper
 You must include 3 to 6 parenthetical citations. The paper must be typed in MLA
format. Create an original title. Your completed essay will include 5 paragraphs and
1-1/2 – 2 pages in length. Times New Roman. Size 12 Font. 1” margins all around. MLA
Heading.
Introduction – Begin with a hook to get your reader’s attention. A broad statement about
Puritan society would be appropriate also. Mention the name of the play, author, date of
publication, and brief summary.
End with your thesis statement. Highlight your thesis statement yellow!
Through the employment of _______________,__________________,
and _____________________, Jefferson/Paine/Henry presents a more
effective rhetorical argument.
Original rhetoric: You must generate an example of each rhetorical device used in your
thesis statement
Highlight these with different colors and provide a chart
1.
Re-read your introduction and make sure you have not done the following:
a. Use first or second person (I, you, me, your).
b. Use contractions (don’t, won’t, can’t, etc.).
c. Use past or future tenses. Why? Because you need to write in present tense.
2. You are now ready to come and show me your thesis statement, introduction and
quotes.
3. Now you can move on to writing your first and second paragraphs.
Body paragraph 1
Topic Sentence:
Assertion or claim:
Lead-in and direct quote:
Commentary or explanation(how does your quote back up your claim?)
Counterclaim:
Lead-in and direct quote
Closing statement:
Body paragraph 2
Topic Sentence:
Assertion or claim:
Lead-in and direct quote:
Commentary or explanation(how does your quote back up your claim?)
Counterclaim:
Lead-in and direct quote
Closing statement:
Body paragraph 3
Topic Sentence:
Assertion or claim:
Lead-in and direct quote:
Commentary or explanation(how does your quote back up your claim?)
Counterclaim:
Lead-in and direct quote
Closing statement:
1.
Re-read your body paragraphs and make sure you have not done the following:
a. Use first or second person (I, you, me, your).
b. Use contractions (don’t, won’t, can’t, etc.).
c. Use past or future tenses. Why? Because you need to write in present tense.
d. Forgot to give credit to Arthur Miller by not documenting your quote.
e. Embedding your quote.
2. You are now ready to come and show me your body paragraphs.
3. Now you can write your conclusion.
Here are some suggestions for your concluding paragraph:
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Re-state thesis
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Spend one sentence/question to remind reader what you discussed
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universalize (compare to other situations).
1.Re-read your
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
conclusion and make sure you have not done the following:
Use first or second person (I, you, me, your).
Use contractions (don’t, won’t, can’t, etc.).
Use past or future tenses. Why? Because you need to write in present tense.
Not re-stated your thesis.
Not spend one sentence/example reminding reader what you discussed.
Wrap-up the paper.