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    This document provides guidance on writing different types of essays: summaries, persuasive essays, short stories or autobiographical narratives, and responses to literature. For summaries, it recommends including an introduction with the author, genre and title; a thesis stating the main idea; and body paragraphs with topic sentences and details from the text in a logical order. For persuasive essays, it suggests introducing the position, providing evidence-based arguments, addressing counterarguments, and concluding by reminding readers of the thesis. When writing short stories or narratives, it advises developing plot elements like exposition, rising action, climax and resolution, as well as believable characters and sensory details. For responses to literature, it notes they should show understanding of themes or characters

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    This document provides guidance on writing different types of essays: summaries, persuasive essays, short stories or autobiographical narratives, and responses to literature. For summaries, it recommends including an introduction with the author, genre and title; a thesis stating the main idea; and body paragraphs with topic sentences and details from the text in a logical order. For persuasive essays, it suggests introducing the position, providing evidence-based arguments, addressing counterarguments, and concluding by reminding readers of the thesis. When writing short stories or narratives, it advises developing plot elements like exposition, rising action, climax and resolution, as well as believable characters and sensory details. For responses to literature, it notes they should show understanding of themes or characters

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    Persuasive Short Story/Autobiographical Narrative Response To Literature Essay

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    This document provides guidance on writing different types of essays: summaries, persuasive essays, short stories or autobiographical narratives, and responses to literature. For summaries, it recommends including an introduction with the author, genre and title; a thesis stating the main idea; and body paragraphs with topic sentences and details from the text in a logical order. For persuasive essays, it suggests introducing the position, providing evidence-based arguments, addressing counterarguments, and concluding by reminding readers of the thesis. When writing short stories or narratives, it advises developing plot elements like exposition, rising action, climax and resolution, as well as believable characters and sensory details. For responses to literature, it notes they should show understanding of themes or characters

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    1.

    Summary
    2. Persuasive
    3. Short Story/Autobiographical Narrative
    4. Response to Literature Essay

    SUMMARY
    Usually a summary is only ONE PARAGRAPH

    long. But on the PARCC Writing Assessment,


    the graders want to see a MULTIPLE
    PARAGRAPH summary.
    Therefore, you should write a SUMMARY

    ESSAY with an intro, body paragraphs, and a


    conclusion.

    Your strong summary


    needs these elements:
    INTRO: First sentence including the authors

    NAME, the GENRE (fiction, etc.), and the


    TITLE of the reading selection.
    THESIS that conveys the authors MAIN IDEA
    BODY PARAGRAPHS with TOPIC SENTENCES.

    Major points included, but minor points left out and

    balanced paragraphs which give equal attention to


    each SUPPORTING IDEA, not over-emphasizing
    one.
    Succinct style: not too WORDY, not too SHORT.
    The original author is paraphrased, not quoted.
    Ideas are presented in a logical order (same order
    as in the original) and transition words used to
    show ORDER and connect words.
    Citation expressions such as the author points out,
    states, mentions, asserts, reports, notes, argues,
    examines, addresses, concludes
    Ends in a CONCLUDING paragraph
    Summary writer does NOT include his or her own
    OPINIONS

    PERSUASIVE
    ESSAY/LETTER
    A strong persuasive essay has these
    elements:
    A clear INTRODUCTION. Include a HOOK
    SENTENCE to grab the readers attention, a
    THESIS to state the writers position clearly,
    and a ROAD MAP which gracefully lets the
    reader know where the essay is heading by
    introducing the main points a writer will make.

    Support or BODY paragraphs

    INCLUDING TOPIC SENTENCES and


    believable, convincing, detailed
    evidence. Dont forget to tell WHY
    the reasons support your point with
    signal phrases such as this example
    reveals that

    Strong REBUTTALS to the readers

    concerns (also called


    COUNTERARGUMENTS): anticipate the
    readers counterarguments and write a
    rebuttal to those arguments. A
    convincing persuasive essay
    acknowledges concerns the reader might
    have and addresses those concerns. Use
    transitions such as however, on the other
    hand, some might argue that, to signal
    that this is your counterargument and
    rebuttal paragraph.

    A strong CONCLUSION: including a

    fresh REMINDER of the THESIS, a


    restatement of the main points, and a
    solid SO-WHAT which gives the
    reader a sense of closure and an
    understanding of why this issue
    matters.

    SHORT STORY OR
    AUTOBIOGAPHICAL
    A strong short story has:
    NARRATIVE
    A well developed plot
    CLIMAX
    RISING ACTION/
    COMPLICATIONS

    EXPOSITION
    RESOLUTION

    Believable major and minor

    CHARACTERS

    Dialogue, punctuated correctly


    SENSORY images (taste, sight, hear,

    touch, smell)

    In-the-head writing that shows what is

    going on IN THE CHARACTERS HEAD.

    RESPONSE TO LITERATURE
    ESSAY
    A response to literature essay is

    supposed to show the reader that you


    really UNDERSTAND the story or
    poem you just read. Usually a
    response to literature prompts you to
    analyze a CHARACTER or explain
    one of the THEMES of the piece of
    literature.

    A strong response to literature has:


    A clear INTRODUCTION. Include a

    HOOK SENTENCE to grab the


    readers attention, a THESIS to state
    the writers position clearly, and a
    ROAD MAP which gracefully lets the
    reader know where the essay is
    heading by introducing the main
    points a writer will make.

    Support or BODY paragraphs

    INCLUDING evidence. Dont forget to


    explain your evidence from the novel
    or story. Tell why it supports your
    point with signal phrases such as this
    example shows/reveals/demonstrates
    that

    A strong CONCLUSION: including a

    fresh REMINDER of the THESIS, a


    restatement of the main points, and a
    solid SO-WHAT which gives the
    reader a sense of closure and an
    understanding of why this issue
    matters.

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