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Introduction • HOOK: an attention‐‐‐grabbing strategy that engages thereader. Effective hooks typically “begin somewhere else, ” and, remember. . . I DON’T LIKE QUESTIONS!!!! (20 points) • BRIDGE: ‐ Background information about authors and texts can be included here. (20 points) • Author’s purpose/central idea OR author’s purpose/perspective (POV) (30 points) • Thesis Sentence – List the strategies that will be analyzed in your essay (30 points)

Body Paragraph 3 • Transition/Topic sentence – identifies the first similarity to be discussed • First text/author/ strategy • Evidence • Analysis of evidence –Explain meaning of evidence and how it develops the author’s purpose OR central idea OR perspective (POV). • Comparison transition, author 2/text 2 used strategy to purpose, central idea or point of view. “Evidence”. Analysis/Explanation of evidence - meaning of evidence. • Summary sentence

Body Paragraphs 1 & 2 • Transition/Topic sentence – identifies the first text/author/ strategy • Evidence • Analysis of evidence –Explain meaning of evidence and how it develops the author’s purpose OR central idea OR perspective (POV). • Contrast transition, author 2/text 2 used strategy to purpose, central idea or point of view. “Evidence”. Analysis/Explanation of evidence meaning of evidence. • Summary sentence

Conclusion 1. Start conclusion with one of the following transitions: In conclusion, To sum it up, All in all, In the final analysis, To conclude, Finally) 2. Strategies discussed in your essay 3. Authors’ purpose and perspective or central idea