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Freshmen English                  Mrs. McDee

Composition #1                      One paragraph essay

Due Date:                               FINAL DRAFT DUE BY ALL ON WEDNESDAY, 9/15 BY BREAK IN THE CORRECT BASKET IN ROOM 118.

 

Topic:                                      In “Happy Women”, Louisa May Alcott writes about women in the nineteenth century who choose an alternative lifestyle to what is                                                

                                                expected from women at that time. However, according to Alcott and the women she interviews, happiness and a sense of                                                     

                                                achievement can be accomplished outside of the marriage bond.

 

Assignment:                           In a one paragraph essay, explain why Alcott’s women are good examples of independent thinkers who believe and prove through                                                

                                                their actions and decisions that happiness and fulfillment can be achieved successfully outside of the bonds of marriage.

 

Requirements:           1.Original title. DO NOT USE the title used by Alcott. Use your own creativity and impel the reader to want to read what you have

                                    written by gaining her attention through the use of a title that is catchy without being trite. This might be an easier task if you kept it

                                    until after you have written the essay. Do not underline or quote the title. Center the title and capitalize only the main words in your

                                    title. Keep the title 3-5 words. Do not use a sentence or a question as your title.

                                    2. Correct heading format.

                                    3. Use third person point of view.

                                    4. Do not use contractions.

                                    5. Use vivid verbs and adjectives.

                                    6. Word process or type your essay.

 

Format:           1.Topic Sentence. This sentence should be similar to a map. It gives direction to your entire paragraph. The sentence should include

                                    a. the name of the article, b. the author of the article and c. a simple statement of what you will be writing about in your paragraph. SEE SAMPLE.

                        2.Body Sentences. Use one example or reason taken from the information in the article which supports specifically what you stated

                                    in your topic sentence. Make sure the example or reason is a direct reference from the article; however, do not use direct quotes from                                                            

                                    the article. Paraphrase the support in your own words. SEE SAMPLE

                        3.Conclusive Sentence. This is a restatement of your topic sentence which should also include a summary of the support you gave in the body                                              

                                    sentences. Be sure no new information is included in this sentence. This is simply a summary of what you supported in your body.

                                    SEE SAMPLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BoBo the Clown

 

Mrs. McDonald

 

English 9-1

 

4 September 2001

 

                                                                                                            Fighting the Feminine War

 

            In the inspirational article “Happy Women”, Louisa May Alcott boldly assures the ladies of her time that they can find success and happiness outside

 

of marrage. On the the women in the aricle is named L., the beautiful daughter of a very wealthy man. She realizes that abstaining from matrimony and pursuing

 

career options instead can make her a busy, self-satisfied and propserous person for her entire life. She follows her heart to Paris where she enters medical school.

 

Such an act taken by a woman of that time period was unheard of and thouroughly unaccepted, but L., believed that she could do more ggod for the world by

 

channeling her talents into adiing the sick and poor that marrying. L. and the other strong woman interviewed for this article proved by their decisions and actions

 

that happiness and success could be accomplished outside of the bonds of matrimony.

 

 

DID YOU FIND ANY MISTAKES IN THE ESSAY ABOVE???? IF YOU DID, CIRCLE THE WORD OR PUNCTUATION MARK WHICH IS INCORRECT AND CORRECT IT IN THE MARGIN IN RED PEN. IF YOU BELIEVE A SENTENCE SHOULD BE REWRITTEN, DO THAT ALSO IN THE MARGIN.