JUNIOR GREAT BOOKS ESSAY ASSIGNMENT

1. Bring your copy of Watership Down to class
2. Bring your completed draft of your four paragraph essay to class. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR TITLE IS THE INTEPRETIVE QUESTION YOUR ESSAY SEEKS TO ANSWER .
The Four Paragraphs:

• a. Introduction ending in thesis
• b. Body paragraph one that relates to a particular theme of your thesis
• c. Body paragraph two that relates to the other particular theme of your thesis
• d. Conclusion that explains the significance of your ideas and relates them to the larger world in some way.

Please consult the handouts given to you in class (also linked to below).
- How to ask a good interpretive question
- How to write an introduction and conclusion
- How to cite using MLA format
- What makes a good thesis statement?
- How to introduce quotations
- The Junior Great Books Essay Assignment overview