Writing+Your+Hero's+Essay

//__**WRITING YOUR DRAFT**__//

**Here are some important things to keep in mind regarding the essay.**

**Your introduction** This should include a brief lead in and a thesis statement that explains why your person is a hero. This thesis needs to have supports that identify heroic elements, such as courage, perseverance, ingenuity, etc. Your essay will also include three meaty body paragraphs. Remember, paragraphs should be at least seven sentences long. The entire essay should be 750 words for 7th graders and 1,000 for 8th graders. **Body paragraphs** • The first one should focus on his/her early life and influences. • The second should focus on any obstacles or challenges. • The third should be on her/his major accomplishments and later life, focusing on how their accomplishments impacted change. **Your conclusion** This will briefly refer back to your thesis statement and include why s/he is a hero to you and how s/he affects the way in which you live your life.

**Please keep these things in mind when writing each paragraph** Support: Each paragraph should include detail and support. Focus: Every statement in your paragraph should relate back to your topic sentence for that paragraph. Coherence: The details in each paragraph should be presented in some logical order.

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