Here are the requirements for the essay. The final draft is due Wednesday, 11/12. It must be typed on the computer—if your printer doesn't work, email the essay to me at pjm4649@lausd.net. If you don't have access to a computer, see me at nutrition or lunch.
Theme Essay
Instructions and Grader
Write a 5-paragraph essay about the theme of one of the four stories we read:
Priscilla and the Wimps, How the World Was Saved, All Summer in a Day, and The Veldt.
Formatting
❏ One page only!
❏ Your name/date/period at the top of the page
❏ Font Palatino or Times, size 12 or 14.
❏ Margins 1.5 inch top, bottom, left, and right.
❏ Indent each paragraph by .25 inch.
❏ Essay printed in Black.
Essay structure
1st paragraph: Introduction
2nd paragraph: 1st body paragraph
3rd paragraph: 2nd body paragraph
4th paragraph: 3rd body paragraph
5th paragraph: conclusion
Introduction
Must have at least three sentences.
1. First sentence tells what character in what story you are writing about.
2. Second sentence tells why the author wrote the story.
3. The last sentence of the introduction is your assertion: The theme of ____ is ____.
Body paragraph
Must have at least six sentences:
1) Topic sentence
2) 1st Detail sentence
3) 1st explanation
4) 2nd detail sentence
5) 2nd explanation
6) Summary sentence.
The essay will be graded on five basic categories:
How strong is the writing
How many of the requirements did you meet
How good is your use of essay techniques (details, explanations, topic sentences, introduction, conclusion, etc.)
How many mistakes are there
How great was your effort
