Section: Writing Name:

Heading: Short Story Unit, Survival Essay Date:

Essay Assignment:

Determine four qualities needed in order to be a survivor. Use examples from the following sources in your paper.

·  Wilderness Survival

·  “Miraculous survivors: Why they live while others die”

·  “The Most Dangerous Game”

·  “The Sniper”

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Essay FCAs:

Accurate & Detailed Content: ______/ 60 Points

·  Essay addresses prompt and proves thesis.

·  Essay includes accurate, effective, specific details from a variety of sources.

·  Essay includes a minimum of three quotations that reveal different qualities needed to survive. ICE: Introduce, cite, and explain passages.

Format & Organization: ______/ 20 Points

·  Essay includes a proper MLA heading, is double spaced, and follows formatting instructions.

·  Essay is divided into six logical paragraphs.

·  Thesis organizes essay, and essay is organized according to thesis.

·  Paragraphs include effective topic and summary sentences.

Transition Words/Phrases: ______/ 20 Points

·  Essay includes appropriate transitional words/phrases between and within paragraphs.

·  Essay includes at least 10 effective transition words/phrases.

·  Transition words/phrases are underlined.

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Essay Grade: ______(based on FCAs)

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Formatting Instructions

Proper Heading:

Last Name Page Number

Name (First and Last Name)

Mrs. Hadley

English 9

Due Date

Title

Please remember to do the following:

·  Include one-inch margins.

·  Double space your essay.

·  Organize paragraphs by topic.

·  Indent your paragraphs.

·  Use Times New Roman, 12 point font if typing essay.


How to write an introduction

1.  Begin with an opening sentence (or two) that hooks your reader. View “How to write a hook” video on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnq17dyxyu4

Ideas for hooks:

·  Anecdote (story): After his boat capsized, Harrison Okene survived for three days inside an air bubble within the sunken wreckage before finally being rescued. His story is just one of many amazing tales of survival.

·  Startling statement: There have been incidents of people surviving anything from two days inside a live volcano crater to thirteen months adrift at sea.

·  Literary quote: “Survivors aren’t always the strongest; sometimes they’re the smartest, but more often simply the luckiest” (Carrie Ryan, The Dark and Hollow Places).

o  Link to quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/survival

·  Statistic or fact: During World War Two, a man survived on a life raft adrift at sea for 133 days after the British ship Ben Lomond was torpedoes by a Nazi U-Boat.

·  Rhetorical question: Would you survive if an earthquake hit and you were trapped underground for weeks before rescue arrived? What if a boat you were on was sunk by a storm in the middle of the ocean?

2.  Give a brief summary of the qualities needed in order to survive (minimum of four sentences since you will discuss four qualities). This would also be a good location to introduce your sources.

3.  Write your thesis statement. Indicate the qualities needed to survive in one clear, concise sentence. Consider using the sample sentence below. Fill in the blanks with the qualities you have chosen in the order you want to introduce the traits.

Ex. / Therefore, ______, ______, ______, and ______are essential qualities that one needs in order to survive precarious experiences.


Transitional Words and Phrases

Using transitional words and phrases helps papers read more smoothly, and at the same time allows the reader to flow more smoothly from one point to the next. Transitions enhance logical organization and understandability and improve the connections between thoughts.

This list illustrates categories of "relationships" between ideas, followed by words and phrases that can make the connections:

Addition:
also, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, similarly

Consequence:
accordingly, as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, hence, otherwise, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon

Contrast and Comparison:
by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, similarly, however, nevertheless, in contrast

Illustration:
for example, for instance, as an illustration, as an example, in this case

Similarity:
comparatively, coupled with, correspondingly, likewise, similarly, moreover

Restatement:
in essence, in other words, namely, in short, in brief, to put it differently

Sequence:
another, at first, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time, for now, for the time being, the next step, in time, in turn, meanwhile, secondly, simultaneously, afterward, in conclusion, with this in mind

Summarizing:
after all, all things considered, in any case, in any event, in brief, in conclusion, in short, in summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, to sum up, to summarize, finally


How to write a conclusion: TSS

1.  T: Thesis - Begin with a rephrased thesis statement (See introduction, final sentence).

2.  S: Summary - Summarize the main points you made in each body paragraph. Write at least one sentence for each body paragraph. (minimum of 4 sentences)

3.  S: So what? - End with a sentence (or two) that wraps up your essay and engenders further thought. Consider tying to the hook you used in your opening.