The Writing Roadmap Get a plan Before writing

The Writing Roadmap

Get a plan! Before writing, you need to plan it out. This is called PREWRITING!

Prompt: In the excerpt from Always Running and his poem “’Race’ Politics, ” Luis Rodriguez conveys the same traumatic event, but in two different styles. Using textual evidence from BOTH selections, explain which piece Rodriguez more accurately portrays the event and emotions associated with it. Example :

What is the topic and claim? Topic Sentence: tells author, name of story and gives a general statement about the story. Example: In the narrative, “Always Running, ” Luis Rodriguez, tells the story of two brothers who are beaten because of racial tension in their town.

The Claim (Thesis Statement) https: //www. shmoop. com/video/how-to-write-a-killer- thesis-statement Remember - Just a complete sentence that is declarative, debatable, and specific. Can you answer yes or no? Is it specific enough? What are some of your claims so far? Please share. Example: Rodriguez captures the emotional distress caused by racial violence through imagery and foreshadowing.

Double Point Claim ( Thesis Statement) In order to turn my claim into a Double Point Thesis Statement, I must first come up with the 2 points that I will be discussing in my paragraph. 1. Rodriguez uses imagery 2. Rodriguez uses foreshadowing I have to now add these points to my claim (thesis statement. )

My Double Point Claim (Thesis Statement) Louis Rodriguez captures the emotional distress caused by racial violence through imagery and foreshadowing. Now…let’s talk about details…

Exercise: Tell me where your favorite restaurant is without using the address, street signs, or landmarks. GO!

What’s next? Roadmap to Success: Thesis (Address): Topic Sentences (Street Names): Every paragraph should include a topic sentence that identifies the main idea of the paragraph. A topic sentence also states the point the writer wishes to make about that subject. Generally, the topic sentence appears at the beginning of the paragraph. It is often the paragraph’s very first sentence. A paragraph’s topic sentence must be general enough to express the paragraph’s overall subject. But it should be specific enough that the reader can understand the paragraph’s main subject and point.

Roadmap Continued Supporting Details (Landmarks): These supporting details can be found in the primary (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and secondary sources (the sources that you found). These are also supporting details for your quotes for the project. Think of a baby learning to swim! Stay with me! Non-Specific Details/ Off (Road Signs) These non-specific details don’t always relate to the topic at hand they are sometimes known as “fluff. ” Just say “NO. ”

Now that you have a roadmap to guide you, writing the essay is a SNAP!! Just turn all your points into complete sentences, add some good specific details, sprinkle in a few examples, and you have an ESSAY!