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Name: Class: WRITING

The Great GatsbyFinal EssayWriting Outline

Prompt #________

Introduction:

Grabber:

Transition from Grabber to Thesis: How does your Grabber connect to Gatsby? Dont forget to introduce the bookand author here.

General Thesis:

Specific Thesis & Blueprint:

So what? What is our call to action here?

Body Paragraph 1 (required):Topic Sentence: Should be argumentative, and should connect to your thesis.

Quote for Evidence:

Commentary: Say something extraordinary! This is where you fill in the missing links for your reader: why is thisthe BEST answer to the prompt? What are you showing us about this topic?

Body Paragraph 2 (required):Topic Sentence: Should be argumentative, and should connect to your thesis.

Quote for Evidence:

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Commentary: Say something extraordinary! This is where you fill in the missing links for your reader: why is thisanother BEST answer to the prompt? What are you showing us about this topic?

Body Paragraph 3 (Optional):Topic Sentence: Should be argumentative, and should connect to your thesis.

Quote for Evidence:

Commentary: Say something extraordinary! This is where you fill in the missing links for your reader: why is thisanother BEST answer to the prompt? What are you showing us about this topic?

Conclusion:Restate Thesis in Different Words/Recap Examples:

So What? What is our Call to Action? What ESLRs or SI values might you be learning through our study ofGatsbyand/or Modernism?