Unbroken By Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken By Laura Hillenbrand Order Description Your Unbroken paper is to be 8 or more pages plus a Work Cited page, MLA format. Your task is to compose your own review of Unbroken. Use your own comments from the online assignments. Add in the book reviews of three or more professional critics. You'll find reviews attached to this assignment, or you may search for other reviews. TENSE: Generally, literature is discussed in the present tense. That is difficult to do in discussing a book written in the past tense. Therefore, you may use PAST tense in referring to the events in the book. Add page numbers in parenthesis. Examples: Early in his track career, Zamperini had success in running the mile; he "set a state record of 4:50.6" (17). Zamperini missed going to the Olympics a second time because ....( ). <<Period is AFTER parenthetical citation You need to use PRESENT tense in discussing what a writer is saying: Hillenbrand describes Zamperini as "...." ( ). Hillenbrand's descriptions are vivid. L. A. Times critic Jane Ciabattari says that Unbroken is "...." <<Period is INSIDE quotation marks when there is no parenthetical citation You will need to use at least two quotes from the book in each body paragraph. PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS: When you use an example from the book, whether it is your own words or a quote, you will need to add parenthetical page number citations. See your text book, page 9 in our syllabus, or a web page such as this one (see in text citations) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/ You will not need to add the author's name to each citation since it will be clear to your readers that you are discussing Hillenbrand's book throughout the paper. Examples: Hillenbrand describes Zamperini as " " (25). Zamperini planned to kill the Bird several times (193, 295, and 302). Gary Krist of the New York Times calls Hillenbrand's book " A remarkable masterpiece." SUGGESTED FORMAT: INTRO PARAGRAPH Try to begin with interest; perhaps by using a quote or an arresting fact. Mention author, title and genre (non-fiction). Be sure that your opening paragraph ends with your THESIS. Your own opinion of the book should be clear from the first paragraph. It is acceptable to use "I." Avoid I think, I feel, and in my opinion. optional 2nd paragraph: it is aceptable to summarize the book in one paragraph only. Do not try to get in all the details. Just give an overview of the book. In each body paragraph, discuss one aspect of the book. Begin with a TOPIC SENTENCE. Add at least two quotes from the book for each body paragraph. Be sure to introduce quotes with a signal phrase. Make at least two comments for each example. Add a concluding sentence to each body paragraph. You will need parenthetical citations with page numbers only. Do not put Hillenbrand's name in the parenthetical citation because it will be clear to the reader that she is the author. Add a concluding sentence to each body paragraph. Do not tell the story!! Be sure that you have a clear topic sentence for each paragraph. Suggested topics for body paragraphs: Zamperini's track career Zamperini's early life (family, school, getting into trouble) Zamperini's values Zamperini's personality time on the raft--what does Zamperini have to do to survive? hardships in camp--what does Zamperini have to do to survive? Bombing of Japan How the author treats Japanese characters Compose a paragraph on a memorable character such as the Bird. What impact does he have on Zamperini? Is Zamperini a hero? Is he a victim of fate? What is remarkable or memorable about Zamperini's life? Discuss the writing. Use vivid examples form the book to discuss the way that Hillenbrand brings the story to life. Discuss her research. Is it important to the author to tell the story honestly? Are you impressed by her writing? Did the book win awards? Are there lessons, morals, or ideas that Hillenbrand wants us to take away from the book? How does Zamperini grow and change? how does Zamperini feel about his former enemies after WW2? Is this surprising? Compose paragraphs on any of these themes: endurance, survival, redemption, loyalty, fate, heroism, faith, and ingenuity. SAMPLE TOPIC SENTENCES FOR body paragraphs: One reason we admire Zamperini is because... Zamperini has to be creative and fast-thinking when he is forced to survive on the raft. Zamperini's career on the race track is amazing and heart-breaking because.... The descriptions of Zamperini's time as a prisioner are unforgettable. The title of the book applies to Zamperini . One example of this is....