 Essay
timeline:
 Thursday, Nov. 19th
• Class instructions and lab time
 Monday, Nov. 23rd
• MLA formatting review
• Meet in the journalism lab
 Final draft is due on Wednesday, Nov. 25th
the beginning of class
at
• You will turn in a hard copy (printed copy) AND you
will turn it in to turnitin.com
• There will be no class time on the 25th to work on the
paper
 Essay
timeline:
 Friday, Nov. 20th
• Class instructions and lab time
 Tuesday, Nov. 24th
• MLA formatting review
• Meet in the yearbook lab
 Final draft is due on Wednesday, Nov. 25th
the beginning of class
at
• You will turn in a hard copy (printed copy) AND you
will turn it in to turnitin.com
• There will be no class time on the 25th to work on
your paper
1.
Capture Attention: AQQS
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.
3.
Anecdote
Question
Quotation
Statement of Intrigue (interesting fact, vivid
description, etc.)
Give Background: What does the reader
need to know before he/she reads so he/she
can understand your essay? Include author
and title; define any words pertinent to
your essay
Give thesis: The sentence that tells what the
rest of the essay is about
 The
thesis is the guiding statement for your
essay – it tells exactly what your essay will
be about.
 It is typically the last sentence of your
introduction
 It can stand alone – it can be read separate
from your essay and make sense
 In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis”, the
author explores the idea that love and
cruelty can coexist in the human heart.
Even though they love and care about each
other, young children can be cruel to each other.
This cruelty is a natural part of child development
and it is something that all children must endure to
grow into strong adults. In “The Scarlet Ibis” by
James Hurst, the narrator admits that he was cruel
to his brother Doodle. At times, his cruelty is
excessive and beyond the boundaries of natural
sibling rivalry. Many who read the story even hold
him accountable for Doodle’s death. However, most
of his actions indicate that the narrator loves his
brother and that he wants the best for him.
(TS)
: start with a transition, such as “For example…”
: “This shows that…” (sentence starter optional)
: “This also shows that…”; “This is
because…”; “This is important because…” (sentence
starters optional)
: start with a transition, such as “For example…”
: “This shows that…” (sentence starter optional)
: “This also shows that…”; “This is
because…”; “This is important because…” (sentence
starters optional)
What larger point/ theme does all of your
information in your paragraph make together?
Remember you can alter the order of the above chunks – for instance, try analysis, evidence,
analysis as a different chunk format
 Restate: Main
idea in a new and
interesting way
 Relate: Main
ideas to the reader and to
the world around you (for example: Give
a call to action, explain why your position
matters in the real world

It is clear that the narrator really did love his
brother and was looking out for him. Although he
could be mean sometimes, his intent was not to
harm his brother and it certainly wasn’t to kill him.
This story demonstrates that there can be terrible
consequences when people let anger and
frustrations influence their choices. The largest
lesson from Doodle’s tragic death is that people
need to look out for each other. If a person truly
cares for someone, then they should act in ways
that show it and put the other’s needs before their
own.
 MLA
stands for Modern Language Association
– www.mla.org
 Double space your paper
 Write in Times New Roman, 12 point
 Heading goes on the left and it is double
spaced
 Short story titles are in quotation marks
• “Harrison Bergeron”
 Book titles are underlined or italicized
• Fahrenheit 451 or Fahrenheit 451
 Cite quotes in parentheses at the end of
the
quote with the author’s last name and the page
(Bradbury 45).
 Through
the characterization of Captain
Jaggery, Avi shows that absolute power is
destructive.
 Through the main characters, Avi shows that
people should not judge others based on
appearance or social status.
 Through the characterization of Charlotte, Avi
shows that people must find their own identity.
 Through the characterization of Charlotte, Avi
shows that people need to follow their hearts
instead of other people’s expectations.
Example paragraph start
At first, Charlotte judges Zachariah based on
his social status, then later judges him based on his
actions. For example, when Charlotte first meets
Zachariah, she says, “Never had I met with such
impertinence! That this Zachariah, my inferior, a
cook, should tell such a slanderous tale…was deeply
mortifying” ( Avi 42). This shows that Charlotte sees
Zachariah as beneath her because he is a cook. It
also demonstrates that she does not believe the
information he gives her simply because he is of a
lower class. Charlotte goes beyond just judging him,
though, and is ‘mortified’, or horrified, that her
‘inferior’ would attempt to advise her. However, later
in the book…
 In
a few minutes, we will go to lab 5219
 Remember there is no food or drink in
the lab
 Bring your flash drive
 Write in present tense and third person
(he, she, they, them)
 Avoid slang and clichés
 Finish
final draft
 Make turnitin.com account
 Upload to turnitin.com
 Is
your essay in present tense and third
person?
 Have
out:
 Outline
draft
 Textbook
 Highlighter
 Today:
 Review
info
 Go over rubric
 Work time and thesis checks