Part 1 – Organizing Your Ideas

Directions: Write a topic sentence for each body paragraph. (One body paragraph should focus on the author’s use of structure and one body paragraph should focus on the author’s use of language.) Use a mixture of paraphrased examples and direct quotations for your evidence. Write your examples and explanations in complete sentences.

Body Paragraph 1

Topic Sentence:

Example from text to support topic sentence:




Explanation of how the example serves purpose:





Example from text to support topic sentence:





Explanation of how the example serves purpose: