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This is what starts an essay; its purpose is to get the reader interested in the essay

• LEAD

• THESIS/ ARGUMENT

• BODY PARAGRAPH

• CONLCUSION

What is the lead in this paragraph?

“A bar mitzvah alone didn’t make him an adult. Being responsible did.” In Refugee by Alan Gratz, young characters, like Josef, must grow up quickly in order to deal with the challenges of being refugees. Josef matures, almost overnight, to protect his family and keep them safe.

• In Refugee by Alan Gratz, young characters, like Josef, must grow up quickly in order to deal with the challenges of being refugees.

• “A bar mitzvah alone didn’t make him an adult. Being responsible did.”

• Josef matures, almost overnight, to protect his family and keep them safe.

What is the lead in this paragraph?

Maturity. Responsibility. Obligation. These are words that most teenagers probably wouldn’t use to describe themselves. However, in Refugee by Alan Gratz, young people, like Josef, must grow up quickly in order to deal with the challenges of being refugees. Josef matures, almost overnight, to protect his family and keep them safe.

• Maturity. Responsibility. Obligation. These are words that most teenagers probably wouldn’t use to describe themselves.

• Josef matures, almost overnight, to protect his family and keep them safe.

• However, in Refugee by Alan Gratz, young people, like Josef, must grow up quickly in order to deal with the challenges of being refugees.

This is a sentence in the introduction that connects the lead to the thesis/argument.

• INTRODUCTION

• BODY PARAGRAPH

• BRIDGE

• EVIDENCE

What is the bridge in this paragraph?

Adulthood is the state of being fully grown. While most of us don’t have to take on the responsibilities of adulthood as children, in Refugee by Alan Gratz, that is exactly what Josef, one of the main characters, does. Josef matures, almost overnight, to protect his family and keep them safe.

• Adulthood is the state of being fully grown.

• While most of us don’t have to take on the responsibilities of adulthood as children, in Refugee by Alan Gratz, that is exactly what Josef, one of the main characters, does.

• Josef matures, almost overnight, to protect his family and keep them safe.

What is the bridge in this paragraph?

When some people grow up, it’s like planting a tree. They develop steadily over time with support and nourishment. For some people, growing up is like being propelled out of a slingshot. It’s sudden and scary and immediate. In Refugee by Alan Gratz, young characters, like Josef, must grow up quickly in order to deal with the challenges of being refugees. Josef matures, almost overnight, to protect his family and keep them safe.

• When some people grow up, it’s like planting a tree. They develop steadily over time with support and nourishment.

• For some people, growing up is like being propelled out of a slingshot. It’s sudden and scary and immediate.

• In Refugee by Alan Gratz, young characters, like Josef, must grow up quickly in order to deal with the challenges of being refugees.

This is one sentence in your introduction that explains what you think or believe about the prompt. It answers the prompt.

• LEAD

• BRIDGE

• THESIS/ ARGUMENT

• TEXT EVIDENCE

What is the thesis/argument in this paragraph?

Hunger. Danger. Poverty. These are words that most people wouldn’t use to describe their home. However, in Refugee by Alan Gratz, these are exactly the words that would describe Isabel’s home in Cuba. Isabel’s family made a good choice when they fled Cuba because it allowed them to be safer than they were at home.

• Hunger. Danger. Poverty. These are words that most people wouldn’t use to describe their home.

• However, in Refugee by Alan Gratz, these are exactly the words that would describe Isabel’s home in Cuba.

• Isabel’s family made a good choice when they fled Cuba because it allowed them to be safer than they were at home.

What is the argument/thesis in this paragraph?

The definition of Refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their home country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. In Refugee by Alan Gratz characters like Isabel have to flee their country for reasons they can’t control. Isabel’s family was correct with their decision to flee Cuba.

• Isabel’s family was correct with their decision to flee Cuba.

• The definition of Refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their home country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

• In Refugee by Alan Gratz characters like Isabel have to flee their country for reasons they can’t control.

Which of the following is NOT a part of a body paragraph?

• REASONS/ EXAMPLES

• TEXT EVIDENCE

• EXPLANATIONS

• LEAD