Guiding Considerations For Your “Only Partly Here” Essay
Introduction:
1) What is the moral, meaning or message of this story? Develop a thesis statement. Make your THESIS STATEMENT the "main idea" of your introductory paragraph.
In your body paragraphs:
1) What is the moral, meaning or message of this story? Develop a thesis statement. Make your THESIS STATEMENT the "main idea" of your introductory paragraph.
In your body paragraphs:
2) Show EVIDENCE from the text to substantiate your argument.
3) Give SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the story that show the development of the moral, meaning or message throughout the story.
4) Give SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the story that show the development of the relationship between Bobby and Alicia, and how it changes over the course of the story.
5) Give SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the story that show how the author, Lucius Sheppard, uses foreshadowing, setting, imagery, characterization and voice to make the story "come alive" for the reader.
3) Give SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the story that show the development of the moral, meaning or message throughout the story.
4) Give SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the story that show the development of the relationship between Bobby and Alicia, and how it changes over the course of the story.
5) Give SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the story that show how the author, Lucius Sheppard, uses foreshadowing, setting, imagery, characterization and voice to make the story "come alive" for the reader.
Conclusion:
6) Conclude your essay by re-establishing your thesis statement and briefly substantiating it with the evidence you've enumerated in your essay.
6) Conclude your essay by re-establishing your thesis statement and briefly substantiating it with the evidence you've enumerated in your essay.
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