*What is a thesis statement?

*Name and define the five parts of a body paragraph.

*The sentence that says what your entire paper will be about.

*Example:

In Monster, the main character can be compared to the main characters in To Be Heard because they live in rough neighborhoods and need to express themselves.

*The main paragraphs of your essay.

*Each one will look like this:

*TS (Topic Sentence)*SCD (Speaker and Concrete Detail)*CM (Commentary)*CS (Concluding Sentence)

*Says what the paragraph will be about. *Introduces the first topic from your thesis.

*Ex: Steve and the teens in the movie live in challenging environments.

*Evidence.*A sentence from the story that gives an

example of your topic.

*Ex: Steve says, “People will think I’m a monster just because of where I come from.”

*Explain the meaning of the quote.*Don’t just summarize it.*2-3 sentences

*Ex: Steve is afraid of people judging him because of where he lives. Anthony also feels that life has given him many opportunities growing up in the Bronx and that even though he gets in trouble, he really would give up anything to get out and make something of his life.

*Last sentence in the paragraph.*Restate your main point.

*Ex: Steve and Anthony are afraid of people only seeing them as bad.

Steve and the teens in the movie live in challenging environments. Steve says, “People will think I’m a monster just because of where I come from” (90). Steve is afraid of people judging him because of where he lives. Anthony also feels that life has given him many opportunities growing up in the Bronx and that even though he gets in trouble, he really would give up anything to get out and make something of his life. Steve and Anthony are afraid of people only seeing them as bad kids.

*A quote.*Ex: Martin Luther King Junior once said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.”

*A universal idea related to your thesis.*Ex: Some people never have dreams.

*A thought-provoking question.*Ex: Who’s dreams truly come true?

A: Address the Prompt

PROMPT: How does Monster compare to To Be Heard?

*Say the author’s full name and title of book.*Ex: In Walter Dean Myers’s book, Monster, the

main character Steve is like the character in To Be Heard.

*Your thesis.a.) Your two main points.

Ex: In Monster, the main character can be compared to the main character in To Be Heard because (1)___ and (2)_____.

Do some teenagers have advantages that others do not? In Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve is similar to the teens in the movie, To Be Heard. In Monster, the main character can be compared to the main character in To Be Heard because they both live in rough neighborhoods and they both need to express themselves.

I. Thesis*Restate thesis.II. Restate two main points.*Summarize your topic sentences.III. General Insight*What is the lesson people can learn from this book and movie?

In Monster, the main character can be compared to the main character in To Be Heard because they both live in rough neighborhoods and they both need to express themselves. Steve and Anthony both grow up in the Bronx. Steve and the teens in the movie both need to express their problems through writing. In reading this book and seeing the movie, people can learn how hard life is for some people but that, if they want to, they can rise above their situation.