Posted: September 4th, 2013
Little Princes.
1. Choose a main character:( a child.)
2. Look closely at the description of the main character
3. Notice how the author describes the character
a. Similes
2. Look closely at the description of the main character
3. Notice how the author describes the character
a. Similes
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b. Senses: see, hear, smell
c. Qualities
d. Emotions/feelings
e. Tone (how does he seem to feel?)
f. What does he show vs. what does he leave out?
4. Decide what larger quality these details show about the character
a. It should be a big idea kind of quality
b. This will become the thesis of your paper
RUBRIC:
b. Senses: see, hear, smell
c. Qualities
d. Emotions/feelings
e. Tone (how does he seem to feel?)
f. What does he show vs. what does he leave out?
4. Decide what larger quality these details show about the character
a. It should be a big idea kind of quality
b. This will become the thesis of your paper
RUBRIC:
________/10 Follow the model. Your short essay should be formatted correctly.
________/ 4 Thesis (conclusion): you must be making only ONE POINT about the character. The character may have many qualities but only talk about one.
• Example: Grennan sees Liz as very beautiful.
• Example: Grennan sees Liz as very beautiful.
________/ 2 Paragraph 1: Topic sentence: what is one detail about the character that makes you think the character has the larger quality. (noisy, dirty, lots of police, smiling, hungry, clean, complaining, unsure, confused, etc.)
• Example: One way Grennan shows she is beautiful is the way he describes her eyes.
• Example: One way Grennan shows she is beautiful is the way he describes her eyes.
________/4 Give an example from the text (a sentence or two). It must clearly contain words that SHOW how he sees that character. See #3 above.
• Make sure you include the page number correctly –see example(1point).
• Example: Grennan writes, “Her eyes were the color of precious sapphires” (2).
• Make sure you include the page number correctly –see example(1point).
• Example: Grennan writes, “Her eyes were the color of precious sapphires” (2).
________/ 4 Explain how that detail shows the larger quality from your thesis.
• Example: Sapphires are very expensive and valuable. He could have just said her eyes were blue. Instead he clearly admires the color and shows the reader how lovely he thinks she is.
• Example: Sapphires are very expensive and valuable. He could have just said her eyes were blue. Instead he clearly admires the color and shows the reader how lovely he thinks she is.
________/ 2 Paragraph 2 -Topic sentence
________/4 Give an example from the text (a sentence or two).
________/ 4 Explain how that detail shows the larger quality from your thesis.
Grammar:
________/ 10 Present tense, Grennan (NOT Conor), correct citation
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