OPINION PIECE Miss Strangeworth never bothered about facts
OPINION PIECE “Miss Strangeworth never bothered about facts”
OPINION PIECE �An opinion paragraph has nothing special that the other paragraphs don’t have; the common skeleton should be patiently set up including all the basic components, notably the topic sentence, the supporting details and the concluding sentence. The specifications are as follows:
1. Topic Sentence �The topic sentence states your opinion specified by the controlling ideas.
2. Supporting Arguments �The supporting arguments have to be reasons, proofs or evidences sustained by examples enough to illustrate the idea clearly.
3. Concluding Sentence �The concluding sentence is normally a reminder that reflects or somehow echoes the topic sentence so as to maintain the unity of the paragraph.
Coherence and Cohesion �The unity of your paragraph should be maintained through coherence, cohesion, as well as punctuation, spelling and tone.
The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson “Miss Strangeworth never bothered about Facts” In a supported opinion paragraph, explain why this is an important piece of information for the reader to know.
Student Answer #1 “Miss Strangeworth never bothered about facts”, is an important statement because it links directly with theme and character, and it is also an example of irony and foreshadowing. We, the reader, often ignore the facts and jump to a conclusion, which is a theme of the story. If we focused on the facts, we’d realize things aren’t always as they appear. The statement is also ironic because many readers overlook what they are being told because they, themselves, are not paying full attention to the facts being unveiled to them in the story. This statement gives a description of the character by saying she doesn’t care about the facts behind what she hears or sees, she only cares for what she believes is the true story. What Adela believes in is ‘the law’ and she will make no effort to dig for the truth, she just jumps to conclusions and makes assumptions. This statement is also an example of foreshadowing that something will happen to Miss Strangeworth as a consequence of never bothering to get the facts. This statement tells a lot in just six words, for it reveals information about us, the reader; if we missed a simple fact like this statement, what else have we missed?
1. Topic Sentence �The topic sentence states your opinion specified by the controlling ideas.
Student Answer #1 “Miss Strangeworth never bothered about facts”, is an important statement because it links directly with theme and character, and it is also an example of irony and foreshadowing. We, the reader, often ignore the facts and jump to a conclusion, which is a theme of the story. If we focused on the facts, we’d realize things aren’t always as they appear. The statement is also ironic because many readers overlook what they are being told because they, themselves, are not paying full attention to the facts being unveiled to them in the story. This statement gives a description of the character by saying she doesn’t care about the facts behind what she hears or sees, she only cares for what she believes is the true story. What Adela believes in is ‘the law’ and she will make no effort to dig for the truth, she just jumps to conclusions and makes assumptions. This statement is also an example of foreshadowing that something will happen to Miss Strangeworth as a consequence of never bothering to get the facts. This statement tells a lot in just six words, for it reveals information about us, the reader; if we missed a simple fact like this statement, what else have we missed?
2. Supporting Arguments �The supporting arguments have to be reasons, proofs or evidences sustained by examples enough to illustrate the idea clearly.
Student Answer #1 “Miss Strangeworth never bothered about facts”, is an important statement because it links directly with theme and character, and it is also an example of irony and foreshadowing. We, the reader, often ignore the facts and jump to a conclusion, which is a theme of the story. If we focused on the facts, we’d realize things aren’t always as they appear. The statement is also ironic because many readers overlook what they are being told because they, themselves, are not paying full attention to the facts being unveiled to them in the story. This statement gives a description of the character by saying she doesn’t care about the facts behind what she hears or sees, she only cares for what she believes is the true story. What Adela believes in is ‘the law’ and she will make no effort to dig for the truth, she just jumps to conclusions and makes assumptions. This statement is also an example of foreshadowing that something will happen to Miss Strangeworth as a consequence of never bothering to get the facts. This statement tells a lot in just six words, for it reveals information about us, the reader; if we missed a simple fact like this statement, what else have we missed?
3. Concluding Sentence �The concluding sentence is normally a reminder that reflects or somehow echoes the topic sentence so as to maintain the unity of the paragraph.
Student Answer #1 “Miss Strangeworth never bothered about facts”, is an important statement because it links directly with theme and character, and it is also an example of irony and foreshadowing. We, the reader, often ignore the facts and jump to a conclusion, which is a theme of the story. If we focused on the facts, we’d realize things aren’t always as they appear. The statement is also ironic because many readers overlook what they are being told because they, themselves, are not paying full attention to the facts being unveiled to them in the story. This statement gives a description of the character by saying she doesn’t care about the facts behind what she hears or sees, she only cares for what she believes is the true story. What Adela believes in is ‘the law’ and she will make no effort to dig for the truth, she just jumps to conclusions and makes assumptions. This statement is also an example of foreshadowing that something will happen to Miss Strangeworth as a consequence of never bothering to get the facts. This statement tells a lot in just six words, for it reveals information about us, the reader; if we missed a simple fact like this statement, what else have we missed?
Student Answer #2 To never bother with knowing all the facts can get you into trouble. It’s important for the reader to know that “Miss Strangeworth never bothered with facts” because it sets up the whole story. By knowing this one vital piece of information, the reader learns about Miss Strangeworth’s character. She doesn’t take time to learn the real story, and doesn’t really care about what actually is going on. For example, she sees Linda Stewart crying and assumes that she and her boyfriend had a fight, when really, she could have been crying about anything. Not only do we learn about Miss Strangeworth’s meddling character, the statement also connects to theme; don’t accept things at face value. If Miss Strangeworth had have followed that tenant and not made assumptions about other people, her roses would still be living, or not destroyed, and she would still have the respect of the people living in her town. To go through life not bothering with facts leads to trouble and people getting hurt. Had Shirley Jackson not informed the reader that Miss Strangeworth never bothered with facts, the story would have had a lot less flow, and the ending would have been a lot less shocking.
Student Answer #3 The statement, "Miss Strangeworth never bothered about facts”, is important because it tells the reader her character; that she did not really care about what people said, she just pretended to so she could get more information. She only asked so she could pursue her acts of evil, all for her own benefit. In addition, it foreshadows for the reader what might possibly happen in the future (she turns out to be evil). . This statement tells a lot in just six words, for it reveals information about us, the reader; if we missed a simple fact like this statement, what else have we missed?
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