How to Write a Summer Reading Essay Step by Step - By Lumos Learning
| 00:01 | What's up , guys ? My name is Miss Pierre | |
| 00:01 | Editor , and today I'm going to show you how | |
| 00:03 | to write a summer reading s a step by step | |
| 00:06 | . So let's get started . How is this essay | |
| 00:09 | different from any other time to say , you might | |
| 00:12 | not have time to discuss the book in class , | |
| 00:14 | so your analysis will be more independent . This is | |
| 00:17 | also the first piece of writing your teacher is going | |
| 00:20 | to read from you , so this is a chance | |
| 00:22 | to showcase your unique style . The rubric may be | |
| 00:25 | unknown , so you won't know what criteria your teacher | |
| 00:28 | will be using . And there's the element of time | |
| 00:31 | pressure , which is more present than ever . It's | |
| 00:34 | essential that you save as much time as possible before | |
| 00:37 | writing the essay so that you don't have to hesitate | |
| 00:39 | in the process of writing . Most of all , | |
| 00:42 | you want to put your best foot forward for the | |
| 00:45 | new school year . The first step is brainstorming . | |
| 00:48 | Read the prompt . In this case , if my | |
| 00:50 | summer reading book were beloved by Toni Morrison , here | |
| 00:53 | would be a sample prompt analyze the role that beloveds | |
| 00:57 | ghost plays in the psychological development of different characters in | |
| 01:01 | beloved Let's break down this prompt . First off , | |
| 01:04 | the central focus of this prompt is beloveds ghost . | |
| 01:08 | It's a good practice to define terms , so let's | |
| 01:10 | define psychological development , which is a change in someone's | |
| 01:14 | mental and emotional state . The phrase different characters signals | |
| 01:18 | to me that I could write about one character per | |
| 01:20 | body paragraph . Now , right as many abstract ideas | |
| 01:24 | that relate to this prompt as you can and select | |
| 01:27 | some to concentrate on . Here are some abstract ideas | |
| 01:31 | vengeance , self acceptance , forgiveness , guilt , trauma | |
| 01:34 | , oppression and independence . Guilt and trauma are too | |
| 01:38 | abstract ideas prevalent in this book , so let's choose | |
| 01:41 | those two now it's time to write the thesis . | |
| 01:44 | Make sure to provide an answer to the question , | |
| 01:47 | and your thesis will be the foundation or the building | |
| 01:50 | blocks for your essay . Your thesis should clearly show | |
| 01:54 | what the body paragraphs will be about . In this | |
| 01:56 | case , I would write a thesis about how beloveds | |
| 01:59 | ghost helped set the overcome the guilt of killing her | |
| 02:02 | own child and helps Paul de grapple with the trauma | |
| 02:06 | that he experienced as a slave . When planning the | |
| 02:09 | essay , I like to write the topic of each | |
| 02:11 | body paragraph and use a brief outline , I've decided | |
| 02:14 | to write a four paragraph essay . Usually summer reading | |
| 02:17 | essays range anywhere from 3 to 5 paragraphs , depending | |
| 02:21 | on how fast you can , right . The topic | |
| 02:23 | of my first body paragraph is Seth is guilt under | |
| 02:27 | this right ? A relevant quote that supports the thesis | |
| 02:30 | and the page number . Then write a few bullet | |
| 02:33 | points of analysis . You will repeat the same steps | |
| 02:36 | for any additional evidence you find examples of evidence can | |
| 02:40 | include symbols , events or other literary devices . Here's | |
| 02:44 | an example . The second body paragraph is about Paul | |
| 02:47 | D's trauma . Let's try to quote I found in | |
| 02:50 | the book , which explains that Paul D . Does | |
| 02:52 | not want to love another person too much because he's | |
| 02:55 | afraid that he'll be devastated if that person is hurt | |
| 02:58 | or taken away from him . This is the quote | |
| 03:02 | . The best thing he knew was to love just | |
| 03:04 | a little bit . So when they broke its back | |
| 03:07 | or shoved it in a croker sack while maybe you'd | |
| 03:10 | have a little love left over for the next one | |
| 03:13 | . I've included the author's last name and the page | |
| 03:16 | number of the quote in parentheses , which is the | |
| 03:18 | proper way to cite a quote in a literary analysis | |
| 03:21 | essay . If I were actually writing the essay , | |
| 03:24 | I would be crunched for time , so I would | |
| 03:26 | probably shorten the quote or put the three dots and | |
| 03:29 | ellipsis to omit the part of the quote so I | |
| 03:33 | wouldn't have to write as much . This is my | |
| 03:35 | analysis . The quote shows that Paul D is afraid | |
| 03:38 | to love someone because losing that love might destroy his | |
| 03:41 | will to live . He stays away from emotional attachments | |
| 03:45 | to other people . This is evident when he uses | |
| 03:48 | the pronoun it to describe people as opposed to he | |
| 03:51 | or she . Paul D is dehumanised by slavery because | |
| 03:55 | he suppresses his emotions just to survive . Sometimes the | |
| 04:00 | hardest part two right in this essay is the first | |
| 04:03 | sentence , so you can use these beginning phrases to | |
| 04:07 | start off fill in the rest of this sentence . | |
| 04:11 | This book relates the universal idea that or this sentence | |
| 04:16 | according to this book , humans tend to or this | |
| 04:19 | sentence . The challenge the characters in this book face | |
| 04:23 | is the structure you'll use to write your body paragraphs | |
| 04:26 | is slightly different from the outline that you use to | |
| 04:29 | plan your essay . So first off you'll have your | |
| 04:32 | topic sentence and a pro tip is to write these | |
| 04:34 | ahead of time if you have extra time while you're | |
| 04:37 | planning , because that would be really helpful . Next | |
| 04:40 | you'll have a general claim . Then you'll write a | |
| 04:43 | quote or a piece of evidence to support that claim | |
| 04:46 | , and you'll analyze that piece of evidence in order | |
| 04:49 | to connect your claim back to your thesis . And | |
| 04:53 | you'll repeat those steps . However many times you want | |
| 04:56 | in your body paragraph and then lastly , provide a | |
| 04:59 | transition to your next body paragraph as the last part | |
| 05:03 | . And what your teachers might tell you is that | |
| 05:07 | your overall essay is like a sandwich . I've heard | |
| 05:10 | this plenty of times before that your introductory paragraph and | |
| 05:13 | you're concluding paragraph or the buns and the body paragraphs | |
| 05:17 | are what's inside . But what they might not tell | |
| 05:20 | you is that your body paragraph is the real sandwich | |
| 05:24 | , so your topic sentence and your transition are the | |
| 05:27 | buns and your claims . Quote an analysis are all | |
| 05:32 | the good stuff that's inside . Here is a video | |
| 05:35 | on how to write an effective introduction for literary analysis | |
| 05:38 | Essay . The same steps apply for a summer reading | |
| 05:40 | essay so I suggest that you check that out . | |
| 05:42 | I'm going to release a video on how to write | |
| 05:44 | a conclusion soon . So stay tuned . Comment below | |
| 05:47 | and tell me what's the biggest challenge that you face | |
| 05:49 | when writing a summer reading essay . Subscribe for more | |
| 05:51 | videos and I will see you next time . |
DESCRIPTION:
Brainstorm, plan, and write a summer reading essay with me in this step-by-step writing tutorial! You'll learn new techniques, such as how to write an outline and how to save time while writing the essay. To do this, we'll go through an example essay prompt from the book Beloved by Toni Morrison, which is a highly recommended text for the AP Literature course and exam.
OVERVIEW:
How to Write a Summer Reading Essay Step by Step is a free educational video by Lumos Learning.It helps students in grades 8 practice the following standards 8.SP.1,8.SP.2,8.SP.3.
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