Students will be able to address a prompt in essay format while providing text evidence to support their claims.

 Create a title for your essay  This is not the same as the title of the book  It cannot be “literary analysis”  It cannot be the title of the book  It’s something that you make up!  Write it at the very top of your paper. “And Then They Were Dead” “Mongoose Versus Snake”

What is a hook?  First sentence of the essay  Hooks your reader’s attention  A creative sentence that relates to your topic What types of hooks can I write?  Ask a question without using “you”  Write a creative quote from the story  Use an “imagine” statement  Use mystery Would someone open an invitation from someone they did not know? Imagine being invited to a mysterious island with ten other strangers. “Ten little Indian boys went out to dine, one choked his little self and then there were nine” (Christie). Ten people, one island, storms, and one murderer… what will happen? Introduction Introduction

 The story ______________ was written by_______________.  Tell the title of the story, not the title of your essay. Tell us who the author is. This must be a complete sentence. Introduction Introduction

 In two-three sentences, explain what happened in the book/story.  This is the only time that you will be summarizing what happened in the book. “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is a story about a brave mongoose. He protects his family by fighting two king cobras. The garden is safe thanks to Rikki! Introduction Introduction

 This is ONE sentence. IT HAS TO BE ONE SENTENCE, YOU WILL GET POINTS OFF FOR MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE.  This sentence answers the question/prompt that you are writing about.  Give the examples that you will be talking about in your paper. This character caused suspense by _________________________ and _______________________________. Name of character Introduction Introduction

 Write the first half of your thesis statement.  Say the first event/example that you are going to be talking about. Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs

 After your topic sentence….  Write a sentence explaining that event. Why was it a problem for the character? Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs

Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs In the story it said, On page 21 it said, The book states,

 Copy a WORD FOR WORD line from the book  Put quotation marks “” around the line from the book  Cite the quote. (Christie 21).  The quote needs to prove/match/give evidence for the event that you are writing about Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs

 Write about why that quote is important  Connect your quote to the event that you are writing about in that paragraph  Connect your quote to your thesis statement, does it match with one of the events?  Connect your quote to the prompt. How does it help answer the prompt question? Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs

 Re-word what you wrote for the topic (first) sentence of this paragraph  You are repeating what you wrote about for this paragraph  You are repeating half of your thesis statement Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs

Do you what you just did in body paragraph one, but about your next topic/event, the next thing from your thesis statement!

 Look at your thesis statement.  What did you say?  Say it AGAIN.  Switch the words around a little so that you’re not repeating. ConclusionConclusion

 Write a sentence giving an opinion about the story  Don’t say. “I think this story is great.”  Say something like, “This story is interesting because it is full of action and mystery.” ConclusionConclusion

 Restate your hook  Write one sentence wrapping everything up  In conclusion, Vera Claythorne caused much suspense for the reader of And Then There Were None ConclusionConclusion