Directions:
Part 1: Analyze Sample Essay Excerpt
Please read these 4 Sample Student Essay Excerpts
(which are uploaded in the files )
As you read, notice that the sample essays are all focused on the student’s success journey as a student–which is the Essay #1 prompt. They also each use a ‘list’ thesis to name the 3-4 student success tips or traits they plan to discuss in their essays. They also use PEA paragraphs with quote sandwiching
Please pick ONE of these essay excerpts to analyze: #2–Chris, #3–Nakayla OR #4–Natalie (DO read but DO NOT analyze Camille’s Essay Excerpt since that is the one reviewed in the sample and video below)
Your analysis will include these three things:
First, jot down 1-2 specific ideas, quotes, or arguments that you think are especially convincing, that you disagree with, are confused about, etc. (For example, a personal example the student shared & why, a quote the student used & why, the title & why)
Second, write down which part of writing Essay #1 (if any) concerns OR excites/interests you most and why
Third, analyze & label the essay you picked as shown in Camille’s Essay Excerpt Analyzed & Labelled,
(which is uploaded down below)
Here’s what you need to analyze & label in the first paragraph: Find, explain, and label the 3-part introduction–hook, background & thesis–of the essay excerpt you selected using the Camille samples & video as your guides:
hook/attention-getter & background/context (NOTE: An essay introduction/first paragraph does not use a PEA paragraph structure)
‘list’ thesis statement that names 3-4 student success traits that the essay will discuss (This is the most important part of the introduction)
Then select ONE body paragraph from the essay excerpt and label each of the following:
PEA paragraph parts–Point (topic sentence that names a success trait at the start of the paragraph); Evidence; Analysis
4-part Sandwich in the PEA paragraph–top bun lead-in (with author’s name, article title, etc.), meat (quote or paraphrased idea), in-text citation/cheese, bottom bun analysis
Double-check your analysis against the sample below & the rubric (under example file)
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