Summative Essay Basics

Opinion- Can you relate it to yourself what’s your response after reading this novel?

Theme- What was the entire subject of the story?

Text Evidence- Sub themes supporting your topic.

Point- What was the mode of literature, but how did the symbols and characters relate?

Text to Real Life- Evidence supporting story from real life.

How it was Written- What was the level of sophistication? Was it hard or easy to read?

Quotes from Tom Sawyer

He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it — namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.

Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

The elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.

When one writes a novel about grown people, he knows exactly where to stop--that is, with a marriage; but when he writes of juveniles, he must stop where he best can.

"Now, that's something LIKE! Why, it's a million times bullier than pirating. I'll stick to the widder till I rot, Tom; and if I git to be a reg'lar ripper of a robber, and everybody talking 'bout it, I reckon she'll be proud she snaked me in out of the wet."

Introduction

Thesis- Is a statement embedded to your essay to express an opinion. It may connect the reader, in addition allow them to understand your opinion of your topic.
Topic Sentence- Shows reader topic.

Humanity strives with success depending on themselves and development, the hardships that people are privileged to encounter may guarantee experience, as a tree grows in Brooklyn it adapts and evolves, as does Francie capturing aspects of life as she progresses.

Thesis

Body

Technique- Explain topic of coming paragraph.
Supporting Facts- Adding on to essay, but causing reader to think.
(5 to 8 sentences total)

What not to do

Never use I think.
Make sure you sound intellect.
Never refer to your paper “I think this paper… Like I said before.”
Never use a symbol to replace a word.
Never address a reader “Now you know.”
Never list anything.
Never use unnecessary sentences.
Write numbers as word unless it’s longer than two syllables.
Don’t use parenthesis, you want commas.

Conclusion

Reiterate Thesis- Rewrite your thesis and post it to the beginning of your conclusion.
What do you want the reader to think about this… Act/ Change/ Behave?