Wednesday, April 15 Maggie, essay day one- outline

I am returning your graded graphic organizers. This is the last grade of the 3rd quarter.
You may use your material for your essays, as well as your text. As you need textual evidence, these are necessary.
You may bring any preparatory notes with you. You will have class time on  Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to write the essay. The essay is due at the end of class on Friday.

DUE AT THE CLOSE OF CLASS TODAY: a detailed outline of your selected essay.  FIRST GRADE OF THE NEW MARKING PERIOD.

In class: review of essay instructions (class handout / copy below). 
Due at the end of class: detailed outline to be returned to you tomorrow.
Reminder: vocabulary quiz on Friday.

Maggie, Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane     essay directions

At this point, everyone should have committed to one of the following four topics.

1.       What role does religion play in Maggie, Girl of the Streets?

2.       Why is Maggie unable to survive in the environment in which she was raised?

3.       To what extent is Maggie, Girl of the Streets a realist novel?

4.       How do sociological and economic circumstances influence Maggie and Jimmy?

General information:

1.       MLA heading

2.       Minimum 500 words (approximately 3 handwritten pages of medium-sized script.

3.       Supporting text. Remember that you make a statement, prove it and then offer of an analysis, which is saying why this particular piece of information is significant in terms of contributing to your original thesis statement.

4.       You must have at an introduction with a clearly stated thesis / controlling idea.

5.       You must have a minimum of three body paragraphs, each with textual evidence.

6.       Your conclusion should not be a restatement of the introduction, but an insightful observation or extension of the controlling idea. Possible scenarios include historical, sociological, psychological connections.

7.       General rules: There shall be NO  I think or I believe or I of any sort. This is a fact based, argumentative essay.

                            There shall be NO contractions: I’m or I’ll or can’t (you get the idea)

Advice for individual topics.

1.       Religion: look at the specific characters; note hypocrisy

                 Look at religion of the gentility and the mission church

2.       Survival in the environment: lots of concrete information; focus on imagery; think about the people, places and society as a whole.  What do you know of Maggie’s character and how can you demonstrate this?

3.       Maggie as a realist novel:  Consider use of vernacular language, who these characters are (immigrant, economic status); how much control due they have of their  destiny? What obstacles are in their way? What about their complex ethics?

4.       Sociological and economic circumstances:  these ties into the immigration movement. Make connections to Riis’ How the Other Half Lives.

Before you write, construct an outline on a separate sheet of paper.

Intro: thesis statement. What are you trying to prove? Set

            genre, author, title, date

Paragraph 1

               First argument point that proves your thesis

               Give a situation in which this is illustrated

                Find an example of text that supports what you said. You may weave parts of this and other information into your own sentences.

               Why is this important in terms of the development of the novel and your thesis?

Paragraph 2

                Second argument point that proves your thesis.

              Look at another character or situation; not the same one as in paragraph 1

               Find an example of text that supports what you said. You may weave parts of this and other information into your own sentences.

               Why is this important in terms of the development of the novel and your thesis?

Paragraph 3

                Third argument point that proves your thesis.

              Look at another character or situation; not the same one as in paragraph 1 or 2

               Find an example of text that supports what you said. You may weave parts of this and other information into your own sentences.

               Why is this important in terms of the development of the novel and your thesis?

Conclusion:

            Do not repeat the whole title of the novel. Use Maggie, if you must and only refer to Crane. Do NOT use in conclusion!

Ask yourself, why was the objective in creating these characters and writing this novel? Think about why it was disturbing to the public. To what extent are these characters real? To whom or what do they speak to?

Transitional Words & Phrases

Using transitional words and phrases
helps papers read more smoothly, and at the same time allows the reader to flow more smoothly from one point to the next.

Transitions enhance logical organization and understandability
and improve the connections between thoughts. They indicate relations,
whether within a sentence, paragraph, or paper.

This list illustrates categories of "relationships" between ideas,
followed by words and phrases that can make the connections:

Addition:
also, again, as well as, besides, coupled with, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, similarly

When there is a trusting relationship coupled with positive reinforcement, the partners will be able to overcome difficult situations.

Consequence:
accordingly, as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose,
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore

Highway traffic came to a stop as a result of an accident that morning.

Contrast and Comparison:
contrast, by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise,
on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather,
similarly, yet, but, however, still, nevertheless, in contrast

The children were very happy. On the other hand, and perhaps more importantly, their parents were very proactive in providing good care.

Direction:
here, there, over there, beyond, nearly, opposite, under, above,
to the left, to the right, in the distance

She scanned the horizon for any sign though in the distance she could not see the surprise coming her way.

Diversion:
by the way, incidentally

He stumbled upon the nesting pair incidentally found only on this hill.

Emphasis
above all, chiefly, with attention to, especially, particularly, singularly

The Quakers gathered each month with attention to deciding the business of their Meeting.

Exception:
aside from, barring, beside, except, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, other than, outside of, save

Consensus was arrived at by all of the members exclusive of those who could not vote.

Exemplifying:
chiefly, especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely,
particularly, including, specifically, such as

Some friends and I drove up the beautiful coast chiefly to avoid the heat island of the city.

Generalizing:
as a rule, as usual, for the most part, generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually

There were a few very talented artists in the class, but for the most part the students only wanted to avoid the alternative course.

Illustration:
for example, for instance, for one thing, as an illustration,
illustrated with, as an example, in this case

The chapter provided complex sequences and examples illustrated with a very simple schematic diagram.

Similarity:
comparatively, coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with

The research was presented in a very dry style though was coupled with examples that made the audience tear up.

Restatement:
in essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently

In their advertising business, saying things directly was not the rule. That is to say, they tried to convey the message subtly though with creativity.

Sequence:
at first, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time,
for now, for the time being, the next step, in time, in turn, later on,
meanwhile, next, then, soon, the meantime, later, while, earlier,
simultaneously, afterward, in conclusion, with this in mind,

The music had a very retro sound but at the same time incorporated a complex modern rhythm.

Summarizing:
after all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event,
in brief, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis,
in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally