The Looking Glass Wars Essay

1. The Looking Glass Wars Essay

2. The Prompt Blue, the caterpillar, tells Alyss, “’Everything you have experienced up until now has had to be if you are to become the strongest queen Wonderland has ever known. It has been necessary to forge in you the wise and judicious temperament that will guide you as protector of the Heart Crystal’” (Beddor 285). How has Alyss changed as a result of her experiences? How have these changes prepared her to take back her queendom?

3. Thesis Complete the following framed thesis statement: In The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor uses (The Concrete- Literary Element) to (Marker Verb)Alyss from a(n) (How is she described in the beginning of the novel?)into a(n) (How is she described later in the novel?) so that she will be (The abstract – What is the purpose in having Alyss change?).

4. Thesis • In The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor uses conflict to transform Alyss from a mischievous little girl into a mature young woman so that she will be powerful enough to lead the Alyssians in an attack against Redd and take back the queendom.

5. Paragraph #2 • How isPrincess Alyss characterized in the beginning of the novel?

6. Paragraph #3 • After being betrayed by Reverend Charles Dodgson, how does Alyss change?

7. Paragraph #4 • The Looking Glass Maze is a rite of passage for Alyss. Through this experience and others upon her return to Wonderland, Alyss changes. How have the changes prepared her to take back her queendom?

8. The Introduction Paragraph • The first paragraph in a paper that introduces your topic and thesis statement • Contains 3 main parts: • Attention-Getter / Hook • The Situation • Thesis statement

9. A Visual • Think of the introduction paragraph as an upside down triangle. General Attention Getter Situation Thesis Statement Specific

10. Attention Getter / Hook • The very first sentence(s) that gets the reader’s attention and makes them want to read more • VERY general introduction of the topic • Some options: • Shocking statistic • Startling story • Quotation • Setting the scene

11. Attention Getter / Hook • Shocking statistic • There are roughly 400,000 children in the US foster care system. • Startling story • Imagine being trapped in a strange world. In a world that knew you only as Alice in Wonderland. In a world that refused to believe that you were really Princess Alyss Heart, protector of the Heart Crystal. • Quotation • “I'm stronger than you are, Redd.” • “For most of the universe's life is not all gummy wads and tarty tarts; is a struggle against hardship, unfairness, corruption, abuse, and adversity in all its guises, where even to survive - let alone survive with dignity - is heroic. To soldier through the days in the wake of failure is the courageous act of many.” • Setting the scene • Alyss Heart watched the Inventors’ Parade with fleeting interest. She was unaware that it was the last Inventors’ Parade she would watch for more than thirteen years.

12. The Situation • The sentences between the attention-getter and thesis statement • Describes/summarizes the situation in the book. Includes the title and the author.

13. The Thesis Statement • The most important sentence in the paper • Last sentence of introduction paragraph • Tells exactly what the paper will be about • Sometimes, it will present the order of the supporting material that will be in the paper

14. The Conclusion Paragraph • The last paragraph in an essay that neatly wraps up the paper • Contains 3 main parts • Restate the thesis • Lead-out • Clincher

15. A Visual • Think of the Conclusion as a triangle. Specific Restatement of Thesis Summary Clincher General

16. Restate the thesis • Summarize the thesis without repeating yourself • The most specific part of the conclusion • Should include a transition to indicate that this is your concluding paragraph

17. The Summary • Makes the topic larger to become more general and less specific • Summaries the main arguments of your essay. (Restating your topic sentences.)

18. The Clincher • Last sentence of the last paragraph • Give the paper finality • Similar to an attention getter because it should make the reader think and leave an impression • Most general part of the conclusion paragraph • Relates the essay to the lives of the reader.

19. Body Paragraphs (Use the Hamburger Model) • Paragraph 2: How isPrincess Alyss characterized in the beginning of the novel? • Paragraph 3: After being betrayed by Reverend Charles Dodgson, how does Alyss change? • Paragraph 4: The Looking Glass Maze is a rite of passage for Alyss. Through this experience and others upon her return to Wonderland, Alyss changes. How have the changes prepared her to take back her queendom?

20. Peer Review • Highlight the thesis statement and each topic sentence in blue. • Highlight the evidence of each paragraph in green. • Highlight all commentary in yellow. • Carefully proofread the essay according to each section on your rubric. Pay extra attention to grammar. • Give the essay a grade according to the scale.

21. AEC Paragraph • Assertion- a confident and forceful statement of belief (topic sentence) • Evidence- quotation(s) or example(s) from the texts • Commentary- explains how or why the evidences proves the assertion • Concluding - ties the example(s) back to the main idea to show its importance.

22. AEC Paragraph Although no one had done so before, Nemo was brave enough to escape the fish tank. Nemo first tries to escape by jamming the tank’s filter with a pebble (Finding Nemo).He was brave to try because he could have easily become stuck in the filter’s tube. His little fin may not have been strong enough to free him. When jamming the filter fails, Nemo plays dead so that he will be flushed down the toilet drain (Finding Nemo). This also shows his bravery because he knew that Darla would shake the bag, which could have truly injured him. Furthermore, he did not know what dangers would lie within the drain pipes. Nemo was able to overcome his fears to accomplish what no one had done before him.