Thursday, December 6, 2012

Sophomores - Final Essay Prompt


Sophomores, this is your final essay prompt. Please be prepared and work on this essay before your final.

Lord of the Flies Prompt for the Final Essay

Persuasive Essay Analysis

You are to compose a 5 paragraph essay with 3 MLA quotes to cite from the text. Please be conscious of the six traits or writing: organization, sentence fluency, voice, ideas and content, conventions, and word choice.
Again, please check your essay for conventions and correct grammar usage. Also be sure to use third person and avoid generalizations. If you make a point, please be sure to concisely support it.

Essay Prompt: According to William Golding, is evil intrinsic or extrinsic to humans?  How does he show this?  Did he convince you?  Why or why not?

First Paragraph: Introduction
Second, Third, Fourth Paragraphs: Body Paragraphs
Fifth Paragraph: Conclusion
Body Paragraph Formula:
Sentence 1: Topic sentence
Sentence 2: MLA Quote
Sentence 3 and 4: Support your quote
Sentence 5: Conclusion sentence that connects to the paragraph’s next sentence

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