Story Quilt of a Country Once Upon a

Story Quilt of a Country Once Upon a Time What Symbols or images are used in the text? Quote from the text. Quilt “’Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody’s image, ’ the historian Daniel Boorstin wrote. That’s because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant, like the crazy quilts that have been one of its great folk-art forms, velvet and calico and checks and brocades. Out of many, one. That is the ideal. ” Lines 4 -9 Grandmother “For when they began to live happily ever after they were warned, by that wise old witch, the husband’s mother, not to take on anyone off the street. ” Lines 58 -60 “And the wise old witch, the husband’s mother, paid for the extra bricks…” Lines 135 -136 What idea do these symbols convey? How does this relate to theme? The diversity of The quilt speaks America to how we are is composed of a different but still lot of different are one. pieces. The Grandmother (witch) This shows how it symbolizes the can seem South African innocent, even government who necessary to instigated the separation of ourselves. Whites and Colored

Story Gettysburg Address What Symbols or images are used in the text? Quote from the text. What idea do these symbols convey? The Battle of Gettysburg “Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that nation might live. ” Lines 4 -8 The Battle of Gettysburg symbolizes the carnage that can happen when we are not united. How does this relate to theme?

• • Catchy Title Paragraph 1: Introduction – – – • Hook A short summary Thesis Paragraph 2: First Body Paragraph – – Topic sentence (what this paragraph will discuss, how it will prove your thesis) Context for the quote • • – – – • Quote from the text (cited appropriately) Analysis of the quote: How does it prove your thesis? Closing sentence (wrap up the paragraph to effectively transition to the next paragraph) Paragraph 3: Second Body Paragraph – – Topic sentence (what this paragraph will discuss, how it will prove your thesis) Context for the quote • • – – – • Who says it? What’s happening in the text when they say it? Quote from the text (cited appropriately) Analysis of the quote: How does it prove your thesis? Closing sentence (wrap up the paragraph to effectively transition to the next paragraph Paragraph 4: Third Body Paragraph – – Topic sentence (what this paragraph will discuss, how it will prove your thesis) Context for the quote • • – – – • Who says it? What’s happening in the text when they say it? Quote from the text (cited appropriately) Analysis of the quote: How does it prove your thesis? Closing sentence (wrap up the paragraph to effectively transition to the next paragraph Conclusion: – – – Recap the 3 points Rephrase the main argument Leave the reader thinking

Analytical Essay Graphic Organizer Introduction Paragraph Hook (Engage the Reader) Introduce the work of literature The focus of this collection is the individual and society-from the individual's struggle to be a part of a society to a nation's struggle to unite for a common cause. Thesis Authors in Quilt of a Country, Once Upon a Time, and The Gettysburg Address use different symbols and images to convey theme expressed by Kofi Annan, “We may have different religions, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. ”

Body Paragraph(s) Topic Sentence: Context for the quote: Quote from the text: Relate your quote back to your thesis: Closing sentence:

Body Paragraph(s) Topic Sentence: In the story “Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen, the author uses a quilt as a symbol of America and its diversity, of how America is composed of many different disparate parts. Context for the quote: Quote from the text: Relate your quote back to your thesis: Closing sentence:

Body Paragraph(s) Topic Sentence: In the story “Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen, the author uses a quilt as a symbol of America and its diversity, of how America is composed of many different disparate parts. Context for the quote: Anna Quindlen starts off her essay explaining how America was founded and remains different than other countries founded previously. Quote from the text: Relate your quote back to your thesis: Closing sentence:

Body Paragraph(s) Topic Sentence: In the story “Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen, the author uses a quilt as a symbol of America and its diversity, of how America is composed of many different disparate parts. Context for the quote: Anna Quindlen starts off her essay explaining how America was founded and remains different than other countries founded previously. Quote from the text: “’Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody’s image, ’ the historian Daniel Boorstin wrote. That’s because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant, like the crazy quilts that have been one of its great folk-art forms, velvet and calico and checks and brocades. Out of many, one. That is the ideal. ” Lines 4 -9 Relate your quote back to your thesis: Closing sentence:

Conclusion Recap the 3 points: Rephrase the main argument: Leave the reader thinking: