Character Evolution

Character Evolution Instructions

Welcome to the Crst essay assignment in the course!Most of the essay assignments in this course are centered around a thesis statement, which you may remember from the lesson is a personal, debatable claim that shouldappear in a single statement at the end of your introduction paragraph (please underline them). Then, each of your body paragraphs is constructed to serve as support inproving your thesis. Let’s get started!

Topic and Structure:

Character Evolution – Explain how a character from a novel, Clm, television show, or another medium of your choice evolves—either good or bad—from the beginning to theend of the story.Your introduction will provide a brief synopsis of the story and then smoothly transition into the last sentence of your introduction—the thesis statement. Next, you willdevelop at least three body paragraphs, each dedicated to one example (such as a scene) in your chosen medium that serves as support for your thesis claim. Finally, youwill compile a conclusion paragraph that synthesizes your Cndings.

Creating the thesis statement:

Creating the thesis statement:Is your argument focused and meaningful in a way that it also offers a clear-cut, but debatable point of view, which a reader might either agree or disagree with? Avoidclaims that are too obvious to the readers—offer them a new idea! Remember, a thesis also serves as a map for your essay, providing a promise of subtopics you willdiscuss in your body paragraphs in the order in which they appear in your essay.

Sample thesis statement:

In The Midnight’s Shadow, Charles Bellingham begins as a lonely, self-loathing candle maker, but after he meets Miss Charmaine, begins workingfor the king, and takes an understudy, he transforms into a conCdent man who sees the townspeople and the kingdom as a friendly and prosperous community.

Developing the body paragraphs:

Developing the body paragraphs:The way you present your supporting evidence is just as important as the evidence itself. When you create a body paragraph with the goal of supporting a claim in yourthesis, you want to include a balance of research and/or examples with original material. In other words, original material refers to discussions you develop that helpexplain the connection between your research and/or examples and your thesis claim. You don’t want to assume that your research and/or examples are enough to proveyour thesis—you want to inform your reader how and why cited material serves the purpose you intend.Therefore, begin each body paragraph with a topic sentence that a^rms your opinion. A topic sentence for the Crst body paragraph in a paper with the thesis from abovemight say, “Miss Charmaine, ever so charming in her ways, bumps into a scowling Mr. Bellingham, only to annoy him further, but as he slowly raises his gaze to evaluate thesource of this unpleasantry, he is rather surprised to see a such a lovely creature affectionately maintaining his stare, eliciting an intrigue that serves as the Crst deCningmoment in Charles’ positive transformation.” Next, follow up the topic sentence with more about this scene that serves as the deCning moment. Then, spend signi5canttime explaining how the events you just discussed prove your thesis. Finally, end the paragraph with a concluding sentence that synthesizes your efforts.

Compiling the conclusion:

Lastly, compile a conclusion paragraph that summarizes your Cndings in a new manner, using fresh language and perspective. Make sure to work in a restatement of yourthesis statement (but not a repetitive version) as well as any other relevant ideas you present in the essay. You want your conclusion to read like new information butwithout actually presenting new arguments. In sum, synthesize instead of summarize.

Notes·

When you refer to events in your chosen medium, use literary present.

Format Requirements:

Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:Your Crst and last name Course Title (Composition I) Assignment name (Character Evolution) Current Date

Page Layout:

MLA style documentation (please see the tutorial in the course topic)Last name and page number in upper-right corner of each page Double-spacing throughoutTitle, centered after headingStandard font (Times New Roman or Calibri)1″ margins on all sides

Save the Cle as .docx or .docformat

Length:

This assignment should be at least 500 words. You must meet word minimums for all essays in this course in order tohave your submissions graded.

Underline your thesis statement.

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