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                  Study: Explore Essay Writing: Argumentative 

This study sheet will help you to write a rough draft of the writing assignment that you will revise later on. Answer the following questions as you work through your study to build a strong and successful essay.

Your Assignment

Write an essay comparing two magical realist stories, one of which you found by researching.

You will . . .

  • Conduct research to find a magical realist story
  • Identify key details in each story that identify them as magical realism
  • Make judicious decisions about whether to quote or paraphrase
  • Write an essay comparing the two stories

Finding Sources for Your Paper

For this assignment, your first task is to find a magical realist story to write about, in addition to Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose."
Do at least one of the following:
a) Look for story titles in the lesson. Use the space below to write down names of magical realist stories mentioned in this course that interest you.








b) Search a library catalog or the Internet. Use the space below to write down keywords for an Internet or library catalog search for magical realist stories.








c) Ask a librarian. Use the space below to write down questions to ask.








Reading and Evaluating Your Sources

You're going to write an essay stating that both of the stories you've read use a magical realist tone. As you read your sources, fill in the blanks below to keep track of the evidence you'll use in your essay.

Source 1

Title: "The Nose"
Author: Nikolai Gogol
One or two pieces of evidence of a magical realist tone:












Why do you think these words have a magical realist tone?








Source 2

Title:

Author:

One or two pieces of evidence of a magical realist tone:












Why do you think these words have a magical realist tone?












Writing Your Essay

1. Your introduction should include the following:
a) A catchy sentence or two to grab the reader's attention and introduce the topic you're writing about.








b) The titles and authors of the two stories you're writing about.








c) A thesis that shows how these two stories use a magical realist tone. If you like, you may finish writing this sample thesis from your assignment sheet:
Gogol and Márquez both use a(n)                           tone to make the unreal seem ordinary.




2. Now try tying all this together into an introduction paragraph:
















3. Your first body paragraph will discuss Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose." Use the prompts below to get started.
a) Gogol uses a(n)                           tone when                                                   .

b) Evidence from the story:








c) This makes the unreal seem ordinary because                                                   .
4. Now tie it all together into a paragraph.
















5. You may use the prompts below to shape your discussion of the next story:
a)                           uses a(n)                           tone when                                                   .

b) Evidence from the story:
















c) This makes the unreal seem ordinary because                                                                            .
6. Now tie it all together into a paragraph.












7. Your conclusion should give a short recap of the information. Remind your reader how everything you have said relates to the thesis.








8. Now put all of your paragraphs together into a four-paragraph essay. As you do so, be sure to pay attention to transitions and to add in connecting information so that everything fits together.

 

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