TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ESSAY WRITING

Review Chapter 17 (p222), 18 (p237), and 19 (p254) Review Chapter 17 (p222), 18 (p237), and 19 (p254). ✔Review how Atticus’ interactions with other characters during the trial proved Tom Robinson’s innocence. ✔Be sure to address the accusations made against Tom Robinson. ✔Use evidence from the text to support the claim throughout the essay.

ESSAY GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Paragraph 1 Introduction (see Jane Shaffer’s Writing a Multi-paragraph Essay) Paragraph 2 Chapter 17 Review how Atticus’ interactions with other characters during the trial proved Tom Robinson’s innocence. Be sure to address the accusations made against Tom Robinson. Use evidence from the text to support the claim

Paragraph 3 Chapter 18 Review how Atticus’ interactions with other characters during the trial proved Tom Robinson’s innocence. Be sure to address the accusations made against Tom Robinson. Use evidence from the text to support the claim. Paragraph 4 Chapter 19 Use evidence from the text to support the claim Conclusion (see Jane Shaffer’s Writing a Multi-paragraph Essay)

Jane Shaffer’s MULTIPARAGRAPH ESSAY A Step-by-Step Guide

TERMINOLOGY FOR PARTS OF AN ESSAY Introduction Thesis Body Paragraph Topic Sentence Concrete Detail Commentary Chunk Weaving Ratio Concluding Paragraph Concluding Sentence

ESSAY A piece of writing that gives your thoughts (commentary) about a subject All essays should have at least four paragraphs: Introduction Body Paragraphs Conclusion

ESSAY FORM Paragraph #1: Introductory Paragraph (40+ words) Paragraph #2: First Body Paragraph (100+ words) Paragraph #3: Second Body Paragraph (100+ words) Paragraph #4: Concluding Paragraph (40+ words)

Introduction The first paragraph in an essay It includes the thesis at the end.

What is a thesis? A sentence with a subject and an opinion (also called commentary) A thesis provides the focus for your essay.

Thesis Sentence A thesis is a general sentence with a subject and an opinion (also called commentary). Example: California is the best state of all for a vacation. Example: Vista High School is a wonderful place to go to school.

Introduction Paragraph Sentence #1: all commentary Starts with a theme or themes. “This is a book about….” Sentence #2: says more about sentence #1. All commentary. Sentence #3: the thesis. Starts with “In (name of work)…..” Makes sense after sentences 1 and 2 There is no concrete detail in this paragraph.

Body Paragraph A middle paragraph in an essay Develops a point you want to make in supporting your thesis.

Body Paragraph Format Sentence 1 TS Topic Sentence Sentence 2 CD First sentence of concrete detail Sentence 3 CM Commentary on sentence two Sentence 4 CM More commentary Sentence 5 CD Second sentence of concrete detail Sentence 6 CM Commentary on sentence five Sentence 7 CM More commentary Sentence 8 CS Concluding sentence

Topic Sentence The first sentence in a body paragraph Focuses on main idea of paragraph Provides direction for the paragraph

Terminology for writing the essay Pre-writing Shaping the essay First draft Word counts Peer response Revision Final draft

Pre-writing Bubble Clusters Spider Diagrams Outlining Line Clustering Columns

Commentary Commentary means your opinion, interpretation, insight, analysis, personal response, feeling, evaluation, explication, and reflections about a concrete detail in an essay.

Conclusion Paragraph The conclusion is the last paragraph in the essay. It is all commentary. It does not repeat key words from anywhere in the essay. It gives a finished feeling to the paper.