NameDatePeriod
Summer Bergeron
M. Ambrose
English II; 4thPeriod
September 25, 2014
The File’ in My Gumbo
Outline for Essay on Cultural Identity
Introduction (Attention-getter: Use a quote this time. Make sure you cite your quote and include it on your Works Cited page.)
One source once stated, “Write your quote here” (Cite it here). ______
General Filler (Example): People should examine their culture in order to better understand how it affects their identity and perceptions.
Write yours:______
General Filler (1): Define cultural identity (Use a quote from “What Is Cultural Identity?”) (Example: You may use the example below): In order to understand one’s cultural identity, he or she needs to understand what the term means. According to one source, cultural identity can be defined as “write quote here______
______” (Trumball and Pacheco 4).
Considering this definition, I realize that my cultural identity can be best represented by ______because______
(General Filler: Explain on the lines below various aspects of a person’s life that may determine his or her cultural identity) ______
______
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(Thesis: What are you going to prove? Three characteristics of culture you will emphasize.) After analyzing several texts, the reader recognizes that three important elements of a person’s cultural identity include ______, ______, and ______.
Embedded Assessment #2 Outline
Body Paragraph #1: Topic: ______(Choose one element of cultural identity)
Topic Sentence:
Write a sentence that leads into the quote and connects to the topic sentence: (Try to incorporate transitional expressions or clauses.)
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to cultural identity. (Do not forget to introduce and parenthetically cite your quote.)
Explain the significance of the quote (how does it connect to your topic sentence / thesis).
Write a sentence that leads into the quote and connects to the topic sentence: (Try to incorporate transitional expressions or clauses.)
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to cultural identity and the topic of the paragraph. (Do not forget to introduce and parenthetically cite your quote.)
Explain the signficance of the quote (how does it connect to your topic sentence / thesis).
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to cultural identity and the topic of the paragraph.
Explain the signficance of the quote (how does it connect to your topic sentence / thesis).
Concluding sentence:
Embedded Assessment #2 Outline
Body Paragraph #2: Topic: ______(Choose one element of cultural identity)
Topic Sentence:
Write a sentence that leads into the quote and connects to the topic sentence: (Try to incorporate transitional expressions or clauses.)
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to cultural identity. (Do not forget to introduce and parenthetically cite your quote.)
Explain the significance of the quote (how does it connect to your topic sentence / thesis).
Write a sentence that leads into the quote and connects to the topic sentence: (Try to incorporate transitional expressions or clauses.)
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to cultural identity and the topic of the paragraph. (Do not forget to introduce and parenthetically cite your quote.)
Explain the signficance of the quote (how does it connect to your topic sentence / thesis).
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to cultural identity and the topic of the paragraph.
Explain the signficance of the quote (how does it connect to your topic sentence / thesis).
Concluding sentence:
Body Paragraph #3: (Personal Connection)
Topic: ______
What element defines your cultural identity? (Look at the paragraph you wrote on the large card at the beginning of the year. See if you still want to use it for this paragraph. )
Topic Sentence: (This sentence should connect the overall theme of your essay to YOUR cultural identity.)
Write a sentence that leads into the quote and connection:
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to your cultural identity.
Personal experiences / conflicts that relate to this topic.
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to your cultural identity and the topic of the paragraph.
Personal experiences / conflicts that relate to the topic.
Quote from a text and explain how it connects to your cultural identity.
Personal experiences / conflicts that relate to this topic.
Concluding sentence:
Conclusion:
Restate your thesis in different words. What do you want your reader to remember most? What personal application can be made from what you have discussed in your paper? What is a great clincher/final sentence?