Agenda: Annotating Sources and Body Paragraphs

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Agenda Annotating Sources and Body Paragraphs
EQ How does one statement frame an entire essay?

• Works Cited
• Summative
• Annotate sources
• Mark and highlight useful information for your
  essay.
• Body paragraphs
• Draft the 1st and 2nd body paragraphs

ELARW3- Students draft body paragraphs with topic
sentences, citations, and transitions
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Thesis

• Through an unrealistic quest for
• the American Dream, Steinbeck
• exposes lifes realities and
• struggles.

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Topic Sentence
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• George tried his best to achieve the
• American Dream, but Lennie kept getting in
• trouble.

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Narrow Down
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• Lennie liked to touch items with a soft
• texture. As a result, he touched a girls
• dress and was accused of rape, and they
• had to leave Weed.

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Quote from Primary Source
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• Steinbeck writes, They run us outa Weed
• I could get along so easy and so nice if I
• didnt have you on my tail (7).

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Explanation of meaning of quote
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• George feels as though Lennie is holding
• him down, and he thinks he could have a
• better life without him.

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Explanation of topic sentence support
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• Because George is being held back, he
• cant achieve the American Dream, which
• makes his quest unattainable.

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Transition Statement
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• In addition, Mickey Mouse concurs with
• the concept of the American Dream being
• out of many peoples reach.
• In addition, the author of Novels for Students
• concurs with the concept of the American
• Dream being out of many peoples reach.

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Quote from Secondary Source
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• Lennies need to satisfy his desire to touch
• objects lead to the failed quest for George
• and his need to live a normal life (Williams
• n. pg.).

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Explain
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• Because George has Lennie in his constant
• care, he was not able to marry, have kids,
• and work one job.

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Explain
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• In life, people sometimes have to put others
• before themselves, which is a reality for
• people who care for individuals with mental
• disabilities.

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Transition of next body paragraph
Thesis Through an unrealistic quest for the
American Dream, Steinbeck exposes lifes
realities and struggles.

• Not only did George want the American
• Dream, Candy also wanted land and
• opportunity of his own.