Character Analysis Essay: Choose an adjective to describe a character. _______ [Character] is ___...

1. Introduction Paragraph

1.1. Hook

1.1.1. Get your reader's attention (quote, interesting fact, etc.)

1.2. Background Information

1.2.1. Think of this as the preview to your essay. Summarize your main points, but do not go into detail

1.3. Claim

1.3.1. One arguable sentence that tells what the whole paper will be about

1.3.1.1. ______ [Character] is _______ [adjective]

2. Body Paragraph 1

2.1. Topic Sentence

2.2. Quote #1 to explain adjective

2.2.1. Introduce Quote: no stand-alone quotes!

2.2.2. Explain/Summarize Quote

2.2.3. Connect back to claim

2.3. Transition Sentence

3. Body Paragraph 2

3.1. Topic Sentence

3.2. Quote #2 to explain adjective

3.2.1. Introduce Quote: no stand-alone quotes!

3.2.2. Connect back to claim

3.3. Transition Sentence

4. Conclusion

4.1. Topic Sentence

4.2. Brief Summary of Essay (3-6 Sentences)

4.2.1. If someone were to read just this, they would have a general idea of what your paper was about

4.3. Restate Claim, using different words

4.4. Clincher

4.4.1. Higher level thought