WBC Essay

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WBC Essay

• How to Begin

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The Prompt

• Essay prompt How does the author develop
  characters to bring out the themes of
• a)discrimination, b) family or c) prejudice?
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• What needs to be proven in this essay?

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The Thesis Statement

• Essay prompt How does the author develop
  characters to bring out the themes of
• a)discrimination, b) family or c) prejudice?
• Q How do you create a thesis statement out of an
  essay prompt?
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Sample Thesis Stmts.

• Character development can aid thematic
  recognition in the reader of literature.
• Authors use character development to add to the
  readers understanding of theme in literature.
• Authors of literature increase comprehension of
  theme in a readers experience using character
  development.
• When reading literature, the readers thematic
  knowledge is enhanced through an authors use of
  character development.
• Through the use of character development, an
  author of literature can create greater awareness
  regarding the theme in the reader.

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Selecting a Theme

• Discrimination - Most of the characters in the
  novel are discriminated against in one way or the
  other, yet each of them show discrimination to
  others.
• Family - Although Amy and Adams families have
  similar prejudices against other races, their
  families differ greatly in the values they hold,
  the way they show respect for authority, and the
  amount of time the parents spend with their
  children.
• Prejudice - As a result of Mr. Oteros Color
  Game, students are forced to look at ways they
  pre-judge others. Sometimes in high schools this
  pre-judging does not result in racism, but
  results in other social cliques based on criteria
  such as clothing, athletic participation, and
  grades.

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A Good Thesis

• No matter your topic sentence, you should aim to
  include these items
• _____________________________________
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• Compose TWO possible thesis statements now

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Selecting Characters to Use

• Earlier in the year, you composed a reading log
  for The War Between the Classes. Now you must
  choose the three instances of character
  development you understand best to include in
  your essay.
• Read over your explanations and select the three
  you think you understand best.

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Topic Sentences

• Topic sentences control the content of the
  paragraphs. This essay will contain three body
  paragraphs with the general content of
• Character 1 _____________________________________
• Character 3 _____________________________________
• Character 3 _____________________________________

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Topic Sentences, contd.

• In an essay, _____________________________________
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Thesis/Topic Sentence Relationship

• Thesis Authors of literature increase the
  readers comprehension of theme using character
  development.
• Now the proof must be given from actual stories
  to show that excitement can be enhanced.
• Topic sentences
• Arthur Gordon, in his story The Sea Devil, uses
  character development to enhance the intensity of
  the stories themes for the reader.
• In the story The Duel by Nikolai Teleshov, the
  author employs character development to heighten
  readers understanding of the theme.

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Topic Sentences, contd.

• Topic sentences in this essay will contain these
  elements
• _________________________________
• _________________________________
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Write Two Topic Sentences

• Further examples

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Using Your Paragraphs

• Each body paragraph will have this general
  outline
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• _____________________________________
• _____________________________________

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Example TS gt CS

• TS Guy de Maupassant, in his story The
  Necklace, uses situational irony to enhance the
  intensity of emotion experienced by the reader.
• CS Near the end of the story, Mme. Loisel comes
  across Mme. Forestier in a park. Because the
  Loisels are now poor due to years repaying the
  debts associated with replacing Mme Forestiers
  necklace, Mme. Loisel decides to reveal the
  truth the necklace returned to Mme. Forestier
  was not the original. When Mme. Loisel reveals
  that she and her husband are now poor because of
  their efforts to replace the lost original, Mme.
  Forestier reveals that the original, in fact, was
  not made of genuine stones.
• (Missing Support in the form of Direct Quotations)

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Sample E Explanation

• The situational irony occurs in the difference
  between what the reader expects and what is
  revealed in the final scene. No indication is
  ever given that the original necklace is a fake,
  so the reader believes what the Loisels believe
  it is genuine. The reader sees the Loisels
  sacrifice their lives to repay the debts of the
  replacement necklace, so when the necklace is
  finally paid off, we believe the relief was worth
  all the effort. However, when Mme. Forestier
  reveals that the original was a fake, we realize
  that all of the work we thought was valuable is
  in fact worthless. The truth is that the Loisels
  worked to pay off a fake.

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The Final Sentence

• You have explained the character development, but
  you have to make it clear how this affects the
  readers understanding of the theme.
• The key _________________________________________
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Sample Concluding Sentence

• The surprise from Mme. Forestier at the end
  causes the reader to feel sudden shock. The
  readers relief that they are not in the Loisels
  shoes is an intensified emotional response to the
  story. The surprise caused by the irony brings
  about that increased excitement.

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Final Tally of Sentences

• Topic sentence 1
• CS (summary) at least 3
• E (explanation) at least 3
• Concluding/Trans at least 1
• Minimum total per paragraph 8