Summer Reading

Essay

You will construct a 3.5 essay (an essay developing 3 points in 5

paragraphs)comparing/contrasting two characters from your summer reading as follows:

Paragraph 1 – Introduction
Include the title of book, author, characters being discussed, characteristics being
discussed and general information about the book. Minimum 4 sentences.

Paragraph 2 – Body (developing a characteristic or person)

This will be a 3.8 paragraph (a paragraph developing 3 points in 8 sentences).
Directions are as follows:
Sentence 1 – topic sentence
Include character(s) and characteristics
Sentence 2 – a quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 3 – explain this quote
Sentence 4 – a 2nd quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 5 – explain the quote
Sentence 6 – a 3rd quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 7 – explain the quote
Sentence 8 - conclude and transition into the next paragraph

Paragraph 3 – Body (developing a 2nd characteristic or person)

This will be a 3.8 paragraph. Directions are as follows:

Sentence 1 – topic sentence
Include character(s) and characteristics
Sentence 2 – a quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 3 – explain this quote
Sentence 4 – a 2nd quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 5 – explain the quote
Sentence 6 – a 3rd quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 7 – explain the quote
 Sentence 8 - conclude and transition into the next paragraph

Paragraph 4 – Body (Developing a 3rd characteristic or person; contrast the two

previously discussed characters; complete the comparison/contrast)
This will be a 3.8 paragraph. Directions are as follows:
Sentence 1 – topic sentence
Include character(s) and characteristics
Sentence 2 – a quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 3 – explain this quote
Sentence 4 – a 2nd quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 5 – explain the quote
Sentence 6 – a 3rd quote from the text illustrating that characteristic
(At the end of the quote put the page number on which the quote appeared
in parentheses)
Sentence 7 – explain the quote
Sentence 8 - conclude and transition into the next paragraph

Paragraph 5 – Conclusion
Summarize without repetition the three points you discussed in the paper and
leave the reader with insight into the validity of your work