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Body Paragraph #2 on "Trifles"
Assignment | Submission
| Suggested Steps to Write Paragraph | Topic Sentences
Assignment
After choosing one of the topic sentences listed below, plan,
draft, revise, and proofread a paragraph that argues its point is
valid. Use the many drafting and revision techniques we've
reviewed in class and the suggestions on the course site to guide
your work. Follow the submission instructions below.
Use MLA
citation method to document your work
Grading will be based on the following criteria:
Content: Paragraphs focus on a specific point
and use specific quotes from the sources; they also includes an
explanation of why and how a particular quote or word from a
source proves the point of the paragraphs. The depth and insight
of the explanation will be the main basis of the grade.
Proofreading: Correctly documented in text
documentation and works cited entries. Sentences that are clear
and no more than 2 major errors.
Major errors: Sentence fragments, run-on
sentences, verb-tense error, subject-verb agreement error, unclear
phrasing/tangled wording, words that I cannot decipher, and
spelling/wrong word error.
Submission
Requirements
Click on the Assignments link from our Canvas page and then follow
the instructions for Final Draft of Body Paragraph 2.
Topic sentences
- The dismissive view of women is shown by _______.
- The bird -- both alive and dead -- also symbolizes women's
status.
- Male obliviousness is also shown by _____.
- Another way the play shows the hardship of farm life for women
is through/by ____.
- Another way the play illustrates the limits of the legal
system is through/by _____.
- The women's defiance of male judgement is also shown by _________.
Suggested steps
to writing a paragraph
After selecting the topic sentence from above :
- Reread the play with the topic sentences in mind: annotate by marking out dialogue (regular font) and stage directions (italics) that support it.
- Think about the play: what is it saying about relationships, society, etc. Think about the claim (Thesis) of the paragraph and its argument (division) -- how you're proving the claim in that paragraph.
- Make a list of sentences (quotes from primary source) to use
for evidence. Link
to HTML copy of the play -- include page numbers from our
book in your draft.
- Frame the paragraph by defining any words/ideas in topic sentence
- Provide context to
set up quotes
- Make sure quote is connected to topic sentence
- Explain how a quote is connected to the topic sentence
- Repeat focus/argument word from topic sentence to keep
readers, uh, focused on your argument
- Revision
- Revise by deletion: take out whatever doesn't fit with
argument
- Revise by addition: explain how a particular word makes
your point; use an analogy to make your argument clearer
- Proofreading
- check for correct grammar
- transitions between sentences -- repetition of word from
previous sentence?
- double space lines
- cite properly
For revision ideas, see the Revision
Suggestions Paragraph #2 page.
How to cite
Two speakers
The way Mrs. Wright is characterized by Hale suggests she is
guilty. For instance, in response to the Attorney's question
on how she looked, Hale says
HALE: Well, she looked queer.
COUNTY ATTORNEY: How do you mean -- queer? (1282)
This response, particularly the word "queer," makes Mrs. Wright
seem nervous, as if she was hiding something.
One speaker
The way Mrs. Wright is characterized by Hale suggests she is
guilty. For instance, in response to the Attorney's question
on how she looked, Hale says "Well, she looked queer"
(1282). This response, particularly the word "queer," makes
Mrs. Wright seem nervous, as if she was hiding something.
© David Bordelon
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