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 Year of WondersReading and Responding

How can I effectively address all of the

criteria...?

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Essay Topics-Understand the

Requirements Discuss

Do You agree?

Debate, explain or question a topic-give evidence,reasons and

explantions for andagainst

Present your owninterpretation-giveevidence, reasonsand explanationsfor and against

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Essay Topics

How?

Why?

Explain, describeor outline ways inwhich the textillustrates the topic

by drawing ontextual evidenceand metalanguage

Explain reasons tosupport the ideasrepresented in thetopic

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Essay Structure

Introduction: Main Contention-a clear sentence stating your contention,

Background-the context, an outline of themain points/reasons

Introduce the author 

Key words and concepts-use key words,explain main idea/s, definitions

Discuss structures, features andconventions of the text

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Introduction:Sentence

Samples “Year of Wonders” is a complex

exploration of… 

Geraldine Brooks warns the reader that… 

 At the beginning of Year of Wonders, it isestablished that…. 

Year of Wonders is a response to….. 

Year of Wonders explores….  There are two/three significant

messages that Brooks presents in Year of Wonders.

Geraldine Brooks de icts….. 

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Introduction:Sentence

Samples Geraldine Brooks presents… 

Brooks‟ historical novel Year of 

Wonders…. 

Year of Wonders explores themes suchas…. 

Year of Wonders depicts a community…. 

Year of Wonders presents a message….. 

It is accurate to argue that Year of 

Wonders…. 

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Paragraphs

Interpretation of the evidence

Connecting sentence-link to the next

point/paragraph or sum up the key

idea of the paragraph

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Paragraphs:Sample

Sentences In Year of Wonders, symbols are used

to…. 

 A complication occurs when… 

The reader is presented with…..  Geraldine Brooks‟ point of view emerges

when….. 

Brooks‟ point of view is presented by….  Geraldine Brooks draws a parallel

to…..when…… 

 As the narrative progresses…… 

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Paragraphs-Sample

Sentences Brooks presents …. in a positive light

when she….. 

Brooks views ……in a negative light

when she…  The sequence of events beginning

with…and concluding with…..indicates

that….  The theme of... is explicitly

described/presented through….. 

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Conclusion

Restate the contention-but avoidrepetition of exact wording

Summary of main points

Link to the topic and the contention

Do Not introduce new ideas or 

information

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Conclusion: Sentence

Samples On the whole… 

Overall, it is obvious…. 

The portrayal of…is….in Year of 

Wonders

Brooks presents…. 

Brooks supports…by……. 

In some ways Brooks….. 

Year of Wonders…

Brooks alerts the reader to…. 

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Character Vocabulary

When writing about characters, thefollowing will be helpful:

 Accepting-complacent, docile , lenient

, submissive Aggressive-assertive , belligerent ,

forthright, militant

Charming-agreeable , appealing ,courteous , manipulative

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Characters

Cowardly-faint-hearted, fearful, spiritless,timid

Domineering-opinionated, officious,truculent

Ignorant-unaware,uneducated,unenlightened

Intelligent-articulate, astute, perceptive Merciless-cruel, inhumane,

ruthless,unforgiving Religious-devout, pious,faithful,spiritualNot all of these words can be used

interchangeably

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Paragraph:Sample sentences for 

characters X exploits….  The actions of X indicate…. 

The responses of X assert….. 

We learn that X is….. through…..  X‟s reaction highlights…… 

X‟s total support for…..supports the

idea that….  X‟s disregard for…..causes a …… 

X observes… 

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Paragraph:Sample sentences

for characters X supports the view that……. 

X is central to the concept…… 

X is the central character in…who

narrates the story

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Quotes

Integrate or incorporate quotes. Examples:

Year of Wonders is set in „plague

town‟ of Eyam in 1666. Milston bemoans to Anna that, ‟these

times, they do make monsters of usall‟. 

Michael says ,‟ None of us is a master of himself as we should be in thesetimes‟ when explaining to Anna about

his anger against Jane Martin.