Most of the essay assignments are centered around athesis statement, which you may remember from the lesson is a personal,debatable claim that should appear in a single statement at the end ofyour introduction paragraph (please underline them). Then, each of yourbody paragraphs is constructed to serve as support in proving yourthesis.

Your introduction will provide abrief synopsis of the story and then smoothly transition into the lastsentence of your introduction—the thesis statement. Next, you willdevelop at least three body paragraphs, each dedicated to one example(such as a scene) in your chosen medium that serves as support for yourthesis claim. Finally, you will compile a conclusion paragraph thatsynthesizes your findings.

Creating the thesis statement:

Is your argument focused andmeaningful in a way that it also offers a clear-cut, but debatable pointof view, which a reader might either agree or disagree with? Avoidclaims that are too obvious to the readers—offer them a new idea!Remember, a thesis also serves as a map for your essay, providing apromise of subtopics you will discuss in your body paragraphs in theorder in which they appear in your essay.

Sample thesis statement: In The Midnight’s Shadow,Charles Bellingham begins as a lonely, self-loathing candle maker, butafter he meets Miss Charmaine, begins working for the king, and takes anunderstudy, he transforms into a confident man who sees the townspeopleand the kingdom as a friendly and prosperous community.

Developing the body paragraphs:

The way you present your supporting evidence is just as important asthe evidence itself. When you create a body paragraph with the goal ofsupporting a claim in your thesis, you want to include a balance ofresearch and/or examples with original material. In other words,original material refers to discussions you develop that help explainthe connection between your research and/or examples and your thesisclaim. You don’t want to assume that your research and/or examples areenough to prove your thesis—you want to inform your reader how and whycited material serves the purpose you intend.

Therefore, begin each body paragraph with a topic sentence thataffirms your opinion. A topic sentence for the first body paragraph in apaper with the thesis from above might say, “Miss Charmaine, ever socharming in her ways, bumps into a scowling Mr. Bellingham, only toannoy him further, but as he slowly raises his gaze to evaluate thesource of this unpleasantry, he is rather surprised to see a such alovely creature affectionately maintaining his stare, eliciting anintrigue that serves as the first defining moment in Charles’ positivetransformation.” Next, follow up the topic sentence with more about thisscene that serves as the defining moment. Then, spend significanttime explaining how the events you just discussed prove your thesis.Finally, end the paragraph with a concluding sentence that synthesizesyour efforts.

Compiling the conclusion:

Lastly, compile a conclusion paragraph that summarizes your findingsin a new manner, using fresh language and perspective. Make sure to workin a restatement of your thesis statement (but not a repetitiveversion) as well as any other relevant ideas you present in the essay.You want your conclusion to read like new information but withoutactually presenting new arguments. In sum, synthesize instead ofsummarize.

Notes

· When you refer to events in your chosen medium, use literary present.

FormatRequirements:

Header: Include a header in the upperleft-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:

• Your first and last name
• Course Title (Composition I)
• Assignment name (Character Evolution)
• Current Date

Page Layout:

• MLA style documentation (pleasesee the tutorial in the course topic)
• Last name and page number inupper-right corner of each page
• Double-spacing throughout
• Title, centered after heading
• Standard font (Times New Roman orCalibri)
• 1″ margins on all sides
• Save the file as .docx or.doc format

Length: This assignment should be atleast 500 words