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karremat:

I want to summarize my arguments

snowflake0531:

-topic sentence -information/evidence supporting the argument -summary reemphasis

karremat:

The first way Zusak conveys the idea that people with power tend to corrupt good people during war is through the characterization of Hans who didn’t give in to the influence of the law. The next way that Zusak suggests that in the course of the war, the law and government want to distort people with morals is through the characterization of Liesel and Rudy, who did not give up no matter what the law did to them.

snowflake0531:

Buff up the paragraph --- write more than just one sentence

karremat:

snowflake0531:

What is the essay question

karremat:

Human behavior during conflict and war

karremat:

snowflake0531:

If this is from the Book Thief, I've never read that lol

karremat:

yeah it is can u just like help through the topic sentence and the evidence provided to summarize the argument pls

snowflake0531:

okay -- What's your thesis statement/idea? your point in this essay You say the topic is "Human behavior during conflict and war" so what is your answer to that

karremat:

Thesis (What your essay will explain, prove, argue); In the book thief by Markus Zusak, the author uses the characterization of Hans, Liesel, and Rudy to convey the idea that during times of war, those in power might seek to corrupt goodness and it is important not to give in.

snowflake0531:

Okay, and with that thesis, you then have that big doc filled with the points supporting that so what do you need help with- lol

karremat:

I need to summarize my argument like the topic sentence into one

karremat:

and then I need something Leave your Reader with an Interesting Thought to Consider

snowflake0531:

Introduction - Hook or whatever they call it - Thesis statement - Brief review of evidence supporting it - Transition to next paragraph Zusak, the author of The Book Thief, uses the characterization of Hans, Liesel, and Rudy to convey the idea that during times of war, those in power might seek to corrupt goodness and it is important not to give in. Evidence that proves this are the following: (list them out)

snowflake0531:

Can you copy and paste the points that you've written on your document?

snowflake0531:

wait nvmd, you wrote two at the top

snowflake0531:

Do you have 3 points? or only 2 It's best to have 3 in an essay -- just proper

snowflake0531:

Yk, you could just copy the 2 sentences into your introduction after the thesis Then when you write your body paragraphs, just rephrase that sentence, and then go deeper into that sentence

karremat:

i have 2 body paragraph but 6 points and proof all together

snowflake0531:

You should have the same amount of body paragraphs as points I suggest condensing some of your points into one

karremat:

body paragraph point/ proof is 3

snowflake0531:

Yeah, so condense some of the weaker points into 1, so you can have a total of 3 points, and 3 body paragraphs

karremat:

ok

karremat:

so what about the summarized argument

snowflake0531:

@karremat wrote:
The first way Zusak conveys the idea that people with power tend to corrupt good people during war is through the characterization of Hans who didn’t give in to the influence of the law. The next way that Zusak suggests that in the course of the war, the law and government want to distort people with morals is through the characterization of Liesel and Rudy, who did not give up no matter what the law did to them.
the way you wrote this is summarized enough

karremat:

but that is the 2 topic sentence

karremat:

ok what about something Leave your Reader with an Interesting Thought to Consider

snowflake0531:

Maybe an interesting question or an interesting detail in the book?

karremat:

ok thanks

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