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English IV CP FEDORKORevolutionary Road: Yates{Analytic Essay Outline}

Objective: The purpose of this assignment is for you to examine the main events and characters in the story. Respond to the following: How does Yates’s Revolutionary Road destroy or deconstruct the idea of the American Dream in our society?

Directions: In the space below, take notes based off of the text, your annotations, or any worksheets you may have. Then complete the outline to prepare you for your essay. This outline WILL be checked – not having it completed WILL affect your essay grade.

I. Introductiona. Write your general opening sentence here:

b. What background information should intro contain?

c. Plan your thesis statement here:

d. Write your thesis statement here:

II. Body Paragraph #1a. Plan your topic sentence here:

b. Write your transitional topic sentence here:

c. Quote #1:

d. Quote #2:

e. Concluding Sentence:

III. Body Paragraph #2a. Plan your topic sentence here:

b. Write your transitional topic sentence here:

c. Quote #1:

Quote #2:

d. Concluding Sentence:

IV. Body Paragraph #3a. Plan your topic sentence here:

b. Write your transitional topic sentence here:

c. Quote #1:

d. Quote #2:

e. Concluding Sentence:

V. Conclusiona. Restate main points. The conclusion should leave your reader with the sense that your

ideas are important and have been developed completely.

b. Be sure to bring up the idea of the American Dream again—provoke further thought here.

Name: Grade: Date Due: Date Submitted:

{Grading Rubric: Revolutionary Road Final Essay}

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Introduction

Opening sentence is GENERAL and INTERESTING Title (underlined) and author are clearly stated Background information is sufficient and relevant

Thesis Statement

Is underlined Answers the question The WHAT and the HOW are clearly articulated

Supporting Paragraphs

Follows direction established by thesis statement Effective transitional topic sentences (the WHAT and HOW

are clear) Quotes are smoothly integrated into a larger sentence Quotes are cited correctly Supporting details are textually accurate Focus is on analysis, not summary Demonstrates an analytic level of thinking about the text Strong concluding sentences

Concluding Paragraph

Restates thesis statement Approximately equal in length to the intro Provides unity (restates main ideas) and closure to the essay

Content/Organization

Essay thoroughly proves and supports the thesis statement Single focus maintained throughout Coherent (ideas are logical, organized, and clear) All parts of assignment are included: outline, draft, edits,

reflection, etc.Usage, Mechanics, Sentence Construction

Clear diction – word choice Present tense used throughout Third person only Contractions spelled out Minimal errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation,

fragments, run-ons

Academic Integrity Pledge: My signature below serves as an oath that I did not receive nor give an unfair advantage while completing this assignment: