College English Summer Reading Essay

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