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Sample Response to Literature Body P aragraph - fiction

Sample Response to Literature Body P aragraph - fiction. Sample Response to Lit B ody Paragraph. Please glue the sample body paragraph into the WRITING tab of your notebook Right after your Sample Theme Chart Please label the page Sample Response to Lit Body P aragraph

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Sample Response to Literature Body P aragraph - fiction

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  1. Sample Response to Literature Body Paragraph - fiction

  2. Sample Response to Lit Body Paragraph • Please glue the sample body paragraph into the WRITING tab of your notebook • Right after your Sample Theme Chart • Please label the page • Sample Response to Lit Body Paragraph • Listen for directions on how tocolor-code the paragraph & take notes on the six steps

  3. Step 1: Assertion Love is so powerful that it can cause a criminal to want to become a better man. (step 1) Copy this into your notes • Underline this first sentence in red/pink. • Write these notes underneath: • -assertion/topic sentence = • Related to thesis (how/why); general statement why your quote proves true

  4. Step 2: Lead-in Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend Billy. (step 2) Copy this into your notes • Underline this sentence in blue • Introduce quote in one sentence • Who? • Whom? • Situation? • Story context

  5. Steps 3 & 4: Quote & Citation “ ‘I’m making an honest living, and I’m going to marry the finest girl on earth two weeks from now’ ” (47). (steps 3 & 4) Copy these into your notes • Highlight this in blue • Copy strong textual evidence directly from text • Include page number inside ( )

  6. Step 5: Analysis From the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to be a better man. He wants the kind of life that would allow him to be happily married. He doesn’t want to take part in any criminal activity anymore because it isn’t worth it to him. What is worth it to him is being part of a new family that welcomes him and treats him like one of their own. It is also worth it to him to see the respect and admiration in Annabel’s eyes when she looks at “Ralph”. He loves Annabel so much that he is willing to do anything for her, even if that means changing his whole way of life. He doesn’t even see it as a sacrifice; he looks at his change as an improvement for the better. (step 5) Highlight this part in yellow • Interpret quote & justify how it links to assertion -explain quote -prove how it ties to assertion • largest part of paragraph

  7. Step 6: Concluding Sentence The power of love can inspire people to make huge improvements in their lives. (step 6) Copy these notes • Underline this step in red/pink • Conclude with final restatement of main ideas; restate assertion • Should apply to whole world

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