1. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
ESSAY WRITING

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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)

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

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

7. 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

8. 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)

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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.

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

14. 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

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

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

17. Pre-writing Bubble Clusters Spider Diagrams Outlining Line Clustering
Columns

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

19. 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.