Kite Runner Argument Essay

Thinking Maps Directions

Brainstorm

Who suffers the most in Kite Runner? List at least 5 afflictions each character

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Circle Map

WHAT is the main source of the character’s

pain and suffering? What seems to be the common thread in these events? What might be the underlying

reason for most/all of this?

CharacterName

affliction

HOW do you know the character

experiences suffering?

How does he react to these

events? How do the events change him?

WHY is this character’s suffering so important to the story? Consider how it affects conflict(s), character(s), and/or theme(s) in the story.

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Flee Map

Paragraph 1 Topic

Paragraph 2 Topic

Paragraph 3 Topic

Essay Topic & Stance

Supporting details, elaborations, direct quotes, paraphrases, emotional & logical appeals, etc.

HOW do these afflictions affect the conflict(s), character(s), and/or

theme(s)?

WHAT do these particular details reveal

about the character?

WHY are these details particularly important to note in your essay?

Ethos – Pathos - LogosEthos – ethical appeal – Prove your credibility by

using academic voice, strong vocabulary, correct grammar

Pathos – emotional appeal – Appeal to emotions by using connotations and emotional stories and examples

Logos – logical appeal – Convince audience by using logic or reason – Cite facts, statistics, & authorities – Use historical and literal analogies – Construct logical arguments

Brace Map

Introduction

Hook

Background

ThesisTopic

Stance

Focus/STs

WHAT does this thesis tell my reader about the essay to follow?

WHY is this background information important?

HOW will this “hook” engage my reader?

Brace Map

Conclusion

Restate topic & stance

1 sentence re. Paragraph 1 topic

1 sentence re. Paragraph 2 topic

1 sentence re. Paragraph 3 topic

Logical conclusion to discussion

WHY is it important to close

with these particular points?

HOW does this conclusion create a sense of closure

for my reader? WHAT emotion will this closing likely evoke in my reader?

Rough Draft

Using your flee map & brace maps, compose a rough draft of your essay’s introduction, body (3 paragraphs), and

conclusion.

Once you feel like your essay is as good as you can get it, move on to the

tree map and bridge map.

Tree Map

Simple Sentences

Compound

Sentences

Complex Sentences

Write sentences on these lines. Then combine and separate to balance the lists and increase fluency.

WHAT types of structures do you use the most in this essay?

HOW do these structures affect the essay’s flow or fluency?

WHY is it important, in terms of your ethical appeal (i.e., credibility as an author), to revise the sentences in this particular paragraph?

Body Paragraph ___ Fluency

Bridge Map

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effective word choice than

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WHAT types of word choice issues did you find in your essay –

ambiguity, clichés, informality, repetition, incorrect terms?

HOW do your original word choices affect the essay’s tone,

mood, and/or effectiveness? How will your substitutions

affect these elements?

WHY is it important, in terms of your ethical appeal (i.e., credibility as an author), to make these substitutions?

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Final Draft

Make changes to your rough draft using the tree map on sentence

fluency and the bridge map on word choice.

Write a final copy of your essay.