Response to Literature - Assertion/Body Paragraph

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Response to Literature - Assertion/Body Paragraph

• A Retrieved Reformation
• By O. Henry

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man.
• (Step 1)

Assertion (Step 1) - related to, but slightly
different words than thesis general enough to
apply to whole world
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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man.
• (Step 1) Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his
  old friend Billy.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2)

Lead-in (Step 2) - introduces the
quotation provides context of the story (Who?
To whom? When/what is the situation?)
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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47).

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4)

Quotation Citation (Steps 3 4) strong
quote that proves your assertion dont forget
page in ( )
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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4) From
  the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to
  be a better man.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4) From
  the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to
  be a better man. He wants the kind of life that
  would allow him to be happily married.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4) From
  the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to
  be a better man. He wants the kind of life that
  would allow him to be happily married. He
  doesnt want to take part in any criminal
  activity anymore because it isnt worth it to
  him.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4) From
  the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to
  be a better man. He wants the kind of life that
  would allow him to be happily married. He
  doesnt want to take part in any criminal
  activity anymore because it isnt worth it to
  him. What is worth it to him is being part of a
  new family that welcomes him and treats him like
  one of their own.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4) From
  the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to
  be a better man. He wants the kind of life that
  would allow him to be happily married. He
  doesnt want to take part in any criminal
  activity anymore because it isnt worth it to
  him. What is worth it to him is being part of a
  new family that welcomes him and treats him like
  one of their own. It is also worth it to him to
  see the respect and admiration in Annabels eyes
  when she looks at Ralph.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4) From
  the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to
  be a better man. He wants the kind of life that
  would allow him to be happily married. He doesnt
  want to take part in any criminal activity
  anymore because it isnt worth it to him. What
  is worth it to him is being part of a new family
  that welcomes him and treats him like one of
  their own. It is also worth it to him to see the
  respect and admiration in Annabels eyes when she
  looks at Ralph. He loves Annabel so much that
  he is willing to do anything for her, even if
  that means changing his whole way of life.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4) From
  the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to
  be a better man. He wants the kind of life that
  would allow him to be happily married. He doesnt
  want to take part in any criminal activity
  anymore because it isnt worth it to him. What
  is worth it to him is being part of a new family
  that welcomes him and treats him like one of
  their own. It is also worth it to him to see the
  respect and admiration in Annabels eyes when she
  looks at Ralph. He loves Annabel so much that
  he is willing to do anything for her, even if
  that means changing his whole way of life. He
  doesnt even see it as a sacrifice he looks at
  his change as an improvement for the better.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4)From the
  moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to be a
  better man. He wants the kind of life that would
  allow him to be happily married. He doesnt want
  to take part in any criminal activity anymore
  because it isnt worth it to him. What is worth
  it to him is being part of a new family that
  welcomes him and treats him like one of their
  own. It is also worth it to him to see the
  respect and admiration in Annabels eyes when she
  looks at Ralph. He loves Annabel so much that
  he is willing to do anything for her, even if
  that means changing his whole way of life. He
  doesnt even see it as a sacrifice he looks at
  his change as an improvement for the better.
  (Step 5)

Analysis (Step 5) - MOST IMPORTANT STEP explain
quote first, then add in real world examples (if
necessary) clearly justify how quote proves
thesis
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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4From the
  moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to be a
  better man. He wants the kind of life that would
  allow him to be happily married. He doesnt want
  to take part in any criminal activity anymore
  because it isnt worth it to him. What is worth
  it to him is being part of a new family that
  welcomes him and treats him like one of their
  own. It is also worth it to him to see the
  respect and admiration in Annabels eyes when she
  looks at Ralph. He loves Annabel so much that
  he is willing to do anything for her, even if
  that means changing his whole way of life. He
  doesnt even see it as a sacrifice, he looks at
  his change as an improvement for the better.
  (Step 5) The power of love can inspire people to
  make huge improvements in their lives.

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• Love is so powerful that it can cause a
  criminal to want to become a better man. (Step 1)
  Jimmy Valentine writes a letter to his old friend
  Billy. (Step 2) Im making an honest living,
  and Im going to marry the finest girl on earth
  two weeks from now (47). (Steps 3 and 4) From
  the moment Jimmy sees Annabel Adams, he wants to
  be a better man. He wants the kind of life that
  would allow him to be happily married. He
  doesnt want to take part in any criminal
  activity anymore because it isnt worth it to
  him. What is worth it to him is being part of a
  new family that welcomes him and treats him like
  one of their own. It is also worth it to him to
  see the respect and admiration in Annabels eyes
  when she looks at Ralph. He loves Annabel so
  much that he is willing to do anything for her,
  even if that means changing his whole way of
  life. He doesnt even see it as a sacrifice, he
  looks at his change as an improvement for the
  better. (Step 5) The power of love can inspire
  people to make huge improvements in their lives.
  (Step 6)

Concluding Sentence (Step 6) take Step 1 and
reword it should be general enough to apply to
whole world