1. Reminders for ADH Essay
Introduction
Attention grabbing 1st sentence
Introduce & Explain theme (what did we learn from story)
Thesis (last sentence)
Body
Support thesis w/ quotes & examples
Use your own ideas to connect quotes/examples to thesis
Thoughts must prove thesis and answer assignment question
Conclusion
Wrap up your thesis idea in a new way
Talk about what we can learn from this play & thesis
Leave the reader with some closure (something to think about)

2. Reminders for ADH Essay
In-text citations
Need for each quote, paraphrase, or summary
Goes at the end of sentence
Punctuation goes after citation
Example: (Isben 174).
Works Cited page
Need to cite the text book in Knight Cite
Choose: Anthology w/ author and editor
Need an example?
MLA format
Upper left corner: your name, my name, class, date
Header in right corner: your last name and pg. #
Title is centered and not bold, underlined, or italicized
Font is Times New Roman or Calibri (12 pt.)
Format is double spaced (no need to hit ‘enter’ button twice…right?)
No “I” statements (I think, In my opinion…)

3. Reminders for ADH Essay
Thesis
Needs to make a specific claim about text NOT state a fact about the plot
Should reference the story (In Isben’s A Doll’s House…)
Should answer or explain the question being asked in the assignment
Must be able to be proven by the characters action, words, or decisions

4. Reminders for ADH Essay
Good Thesis that makes a claim
In Isben’s A Doll’s House, Nora’s attempt to preserve her marriage with Torvald by lying, actually makes her realize the inequality and shallowness of her marriage and life, which justifies her leaving Torvald.
Bad Thesis that states a fact
In Isben’s A Doll’s House Nora leaves because she is afraid of raising her kids without educating herself and learning about the world on her own.
Isben’s uses the Helmer’s living room as a metaphor for Nora and Torvald’s marriage in order to show how appearances do not always represent reality
Isben uses the Helmer’s living room as a metaphor to show appearance versus reality.