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Setting Essay Option #1 (Select two settings and compare or contrast them. Everything can be similar or different, so you still need to make an argument.). Thesis: In John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath , both Route 66 and California lead to the disintegration of the Joad family. .
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Setting Essay Option #1(Select two settings and compare or contrast them. Everything can be similar or different, so you still need to make an argument.) Thesis: In John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, both Route 66 and California lead to the disintegration of the Joad family. Body Paragraph #3 – Finally, both settings gradually create anger and resentment within the Joad family, as they continue to get bullied by those different than them. R #1 – Route 66 R #2 - California Body Paragraph #1 – As the Joads travel along Route 66 to California, both settings create doubt and fear in the Joad family. R#1 – Route 66 R #2 - California Body Paragraph #2 – In addition to doubt and fear, the Joads gradually fall apart as a family unit. R #1 – Route 66 R #2 - California
Setting Essay Option #1(Select two settings and compare or contrast them. Everything can be similar or different, so you still need to make an argument.) Thesis: In John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, both Route 66 and California lead to the disintegration of the Joad family. Body Paragraph #1 – Route 66 R#1 – Doubt & Fear R #2 – Lose family members R #3 – Bullied by those different than them Body Paragraph #2 – California R#1 – Doubt & Fear R #2 – Lose family members R #3 – Bullied by those different than them
Setting Essay Option #2(How do both aspects of setting (time and place) enhance either the characters actions or conflict within the story?) Thesis: In John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, Jim Casy’s experiences in Oklahoma and California during the depression, led to his belief in family of man. Body Paragraph #1 – At the beginning of the novel, Jim Casy expresses his new belief in the human spirit, as he senses a change in the country and sees the impact of both the dust bowl and the depression on the tenant farmers. Body Paragraph #2 – While on Route 66, Casy witness the migration of a country and begins to question the movement and also support the migrant farmers on the road. Body Paragraph #3 – When in California, Casy becomes the leader of the migrant movement, and takes on the cause of fighting for the migrant people and preaches the idea of family of man.
A Few More Thoughts . . . . • Make an argument. Prove something! • Select ideas that can be argued. Be as specific as possible in your thesis statement. Don’t simply say that the characters enhanced the setting. • For this first essay, follow the RSE structure in your body paragraphs. Break your thesis down into two or three key points and then break those points down into reasons. • An “A” paper goes beyond the obvious and says something others wouldn’t say. What can you say that is original and unique? You need a solid, well-supported argument that goes beyond the obvious.
Your Rough Draft – Due Oct. 25/26 • Your rough draft must be either a thorough outline or a written rough draft. • Your rough draft must include . . . -A thesis -Body paragraphs with reasons, support and explanations -Show investment and time . . . You thought about it!