FirstnameLastname

Mrs.Proctor
English11#
April8,2016
CatchyTitle:
SubtitlethatExplainsMore
Startwithaninterestinghookthiscouldbeaquestion,quotation,story,orstatistic.Next
introducethetopic,makingsureyouincludethetitleofthebook,
TheGreatGatsby
,andits
author,F.ScottFitzgerald.Provideasentenceortwoofbackgroundinformationthatgivesme,
asthereader,someinformationaboutwhatdirectionyourehopingtogoinwithyouressay.Are
youwritingaboutmodernism,feminism,classdifferences,theAmericanDream?Finishoffyour
introductionwithastrongthesisstatementthatanswersthequestionforeitheroptiononeortwo.
Yourargumentparagraphshouldopenwithastrongdeclarativesentencethathasthe
wordbecauseandthensomeabstractadjectives.Thenincludeadirectquotationusingtheformat
wevepracticedsomanytimestransition,leadindirectquotationheremakingsureyouputthe
periodafterboththequotationmarksandtheparentheses(##).Aneasywaytowriteafirstdraft
istoexplainthequotationusingthewords
thisshows
andthengoingbacktoreplacetheword
showslater.Youcanaddasecondcommentarysentenceofmoreexplanation,oryoumighttell
mewhathappensasaresultofthisfactyouvechosentohighlightlaterintheparagraph.Then
repeattheprocessusingatransition,leadindirectquotation(##).Thisshowsthatcharacter
nameisabstractadjectivebecauseofreason.Later,eventfrombookhappensbecauseofthis.
Finishoffthisparagraphwithaneasybreezytransitiondontthinktoohardaboutithowever,
othersdisagreeisjustfine.

Opponentsmightarguethatfillinthecounterargumentherebecauseofreasonor
reason.Theymightsaythatcharacternameisthemain/worstcharacterbecauseofreason.After
all,thischaractersays/doesdirectquotationthatseemsprettyimportant(##).Thisshowsthat
thisothercharacterisinfactprettyawful/importantandgivescharacterIchosearunfortheir
money.Also,pickanotherdirectquotationthatisaprettysolidcounterargument(##).This
showsexplainthesecondquotationyouchose.Givemeasecondcommentarysentencehere.
Whilethesearevalidpoints/arguments,theyarenotenough.
CharacterIchoseisstilltheworst/maincharacterin
TheGreatGatsby
because

FirstnameLastname
Mrs.Proctor
English11#
April8,2016
CatchyTitle:
SubtitlethatExplainsMore
I.

Introduction
A. Hook
B. Introducetopicincludethetitleandauthorofthebook
C. Providebackgroundinformationaboutthebooknamethecharacteryoure
writingaboutbytheendofthissentence.
D. Define
bad
and
worst
eitherusingthedictionaryorinyourmind
E. Thesisstatement:Characternameistheworstcharacterin
TheGreatGatsby
becauseofhowtheyfityourdefinitionofbadorworstfromsentenceI.D

II.

Argument
A. Topicsentence:Characternameistheworstcharacterbecause(s)he_______.
B. Transition,leadin,directquotationshowingtheirdeplorablebehavior(##).
C. ThisshowsexplainwhateveryouchosetoputinII.B
D. Becauseofthis,dominoactionthathappensasaresult.
E. Transition,leadin,seconddirectquotationshowingawfulbehavior(##).
F. ThisshowsexplainwhateveryouchosetoputinII.E
G. Becauseofthis,dominoactionthathappensasaresult.
H. Transitionsentence(However,othersdisagree.)

III.

CounterArgument
A. Topicsentence:Opponentsarguebadcharacteristheworstcharacterbecause
(s)he_______.
B. Transition,leadin,directquotationshowingtheirdeplorablebehavior(##).
C. ThisshowsexplainwhateveryouchosetoputinIII.B
D. Becauseofthis,dominoactionthathappensasaresult.
E. Transition,leadin,seconddirectquotationshowingawfulbehavior(##).
F. ThisshowsexplainwhateveryouchosetoputinIII.E

G. Becauseofthis,dominoactionthathappensasaresult.
H. Transitionsentence(Still,theseactionsarenotworsethanthoseof
worstcharacter.)
IV.

Rebuttal
A. Topicsentence:Despitecounterargumentcharacter(s)sactionsincounter
argument,worstcharacterisstillworsebecauseofreasonandreason.
B. Transition,leadin,directquotationshowingtheirdeplorablebehavior(##).
C. Thisshowsthatworstcharacterisevenworsethanbadcharacterbecause...
D. Ideally,includesomekindofcauseandeffectthinkinghere.Forexample,if
soandsowouldhavex,thenywouldneverhavez.
E. Transition,leadin,seconddirectquotationshowingawfulbehavior(##).
F. Breakaparttheothercounterargument
G. Again,explainwhyworstcharacteristheworst,ideallyfocusingonhow
badcharactersbehaviorwaspartoftheirupbringing/outoftheircontrol,etc.
H. Transitionsentence(Overall,worstcharactersactionsarethegreatestexampleof
definitionofbadyoucameupwithatthebeginning

V.

Conclusion
A. RestatethesissomethingalongthelinesofWhileallthecharactersinthenovel
arebad,worstcharacterisworstbecause...
B. Tellmewhythistopicmatters
C. Connectionsentenceconnectthistothebehaviorofpeopleinmodernsociety,
whetherpeopleyouknoworcelebrities/politicians/etc.
D. Dropmicsentenceleavethereaderwithsomethinginterestingtothinkabout

FirstnameLastname
Mrs.Proctor
English11#
April8,2016
CatchyTitle:
SubtitlethatExplainsMore
I.

Introduction
A. Hook
B. Introducetopicincludethetitleandauthorofthebook
C. Providebackgroundinformationaboutthebooknamethecharacteryoure
writingaboutbytheendofthissentence.
E. Namethemainconflict(manv.man,manv.society,manv.self)andmaintheme
ofthenovel(asyouseeit)HINT:Foranexceeds,trytogetspecificaboutwhat
thatconflictandthemeis(disillusionment,lackofoptionsforwomen,the
elusivenessorfutilityoftryingtoobtaintheAmericanDream,etc.)
F. Thesisstatement:Characternameisthemaincharacterin
TheGreatGatsby
becausehis/hermainconflictbestexploresthethemeof_________.

II.Argument
A. Topicsentence:Characternameisthemaincharacterbecause(s)he_______verbs
thethemewhiletryingtodoaction.
B. Transition,leadin,directquotationshowingthecharacterinactionortheme
(##).
C. ThisshowsexplainwhateveryouchosetoputinII.B
D. Becauseofthis,Fitzgeraldshowshowexplainmore
E. Transition,leadin,seconddirectquotationshowingawfulbehavior(##).
F. ThisshowsexplainwhateveryouchosetoputinII.E
G. Secondcommentarysentence
H. Transitionsentence(However,othersmightdisagree.)
III.CounterArgument
A. Topicsentence:OpponentsmayarguethatOthercharacteristhemaincharacter
because_______.

B. Transition,leadin,directquotationthatseemsprettyobviouslyimportant(##).
C. ThisshowsexplainwhateveryouchosetoputinIII.B
D. Thishelpsbuildthesecondaryconflict/themeinthebookof__________.
E. Transition,leadin,seconddirectquotationshowingsomethingpivotal(##).
F. ThisshowsexplainwhateveryouchosetoputinIII.E
G. Thishelpsbuildthesecondaryconflict/themeinthebookof__________.
H. Transitionsentence(Still,themaincharacterisstillthemostimportant.)
VI.

Rebuttal
A. Topicsentence:Despitecounterargumentcharactersactionsincounter
argument,maincharacteristhecentralcharacterbecauseofreason.
B. Transition,leadin,directquotation(##).
C. Ifcounterargumentcharacter/conflict/themewasreallythemaintheme,Fitzgerald
wouldnothaveincludedthis.
D. Ideally,includesomekindoflogicalthinkinghere.Forexample,ifsoandsowas
themaincharacter,thenxwouldneverhavey.
E. Transition,leadin,seconddirectquotation(##).
F. Breakaparttheothercounterargument
G. Again,explainwhythemaincharacteriscentral,ideallyfocusingonhow
Fitzgeraldhighlightsthemthemostoftenorinthemostuniquewayormost
directlyrelatedtothethemeyourearguingfor
H. Transitionsentence(Overall,maincharactersactionsarethegreatestexampleof
theme/conflictyoucameupwithatthebeginning

VII.

Conclusion
A. Restatethesisindifferentwords
B. Tellmewhythistopicmatters
C. Connectionsentenceconnectthistotherecurrenceofthisconflictand/ortheme
ininmodernsociety(thesethemesareallstillrelevant,thatswhythisnovelisa
classic)
D. Dropmicsentenceleavethereaderwithsomethinginterestingtothinkabout