Part I: The Pattern Analysis and Three-Storey Thesis (40% or 10/25)
A. (20% or 5/25) Directions: In a separate document (please do not simply insert your answers into this exam sheet), complete your Pattern Analysis of “America Ruined My Name for Me.” Be sure to identify each step. (You may use either five-step or granular analysis, but you must end with an observational paragraph. It should be at least 8 – 10 lines long. Your evidence lists should contain at least 10 items each.)
Step One:
Step Two:
Step Three:
Step Four:
Step Five (Observational Paragraph):
B. (20% or 5/25) Directions: Using the information you discovered through your Pattern Analysis, create your essay’s introduction, which must contain a three-storey thesis in which you establish a focus, stake a claim, and explain the purpose of your proposed analysis of “America Ruined My Name for Me.”