Friday

Compare Granddaddy Cain to Pa Sexton by physical descriptions, outlook on life, on character development.  You must have a thesis statement and conclusion, and you must use specifics from the text. 

Grading –

Thesis Statement

5 points – do you have a thesis statement that directs the essay

Organization

5 points – does your body paragraphs back up your thesis statement and flow smoothly into each other (you should have at least three body paragraphs)

Specifics

10 points – to you have 2 specifics per body paragraph that backs up your essay thesis or paragraph topic sentence

Conclusions

5 points – do you have a conclusion that restates your thesis and discusses what has been learned and ends the essay.