Summary Essay: Beowulf

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Summary Essay Beowulf

• Introduction 3 sentences
• Grabber Make a connection to the message of
  this novel
• 1st Sentence Name the author, name the title
  and the main ideawhat this paper will prove
  (Conflict of good vs evil)
• Thesis (Hey stupid this is what my papers
  about.) List your two points and their
  connection to the main idea.

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Body Paragraph 1 TS First detail from thesis
(Conflict between good and evil is more
complicated than it first looks)
CD CD CD CS End paragraph and transition to
the next paragraph.
Use these sentences to give details from the
story the include characters, setting, and
problem. Be sure to be specific with your
evidence. Use as many as needed
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Body Paragraph 2 TS 2nd detail from thesis (in
the beginning of Beowulf the characters are
ignorant of evil, but in the end we learn through
Beowulf that evil is overcome inside
ourselves) CD CD CD CD CS
End paragraph and transition to the
next paragraph.
Use these sentences to give details from the
story the include complications, solution, and
resolution. Be sure to be specific with your
evidence. Use as many as needed
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Conclusion 3 sentences Be sure to answer any
question you asked in the grabber of your
introduction. Be sure to restate your point about
the main idea and make a connection to the world,
for example the authors point of view or purpose
in writing.
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Write a summary essay of the novel Beowulf. This
essay will be 4 paragraphs long. Be sure to focus
on the messages of the characters from this novel
and how the events of the story support that
message.
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