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Response to Literature Essay Writing

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Response to Literature Essay Writing

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    1. Response to Literature Essay Writing

    6. A startling fact or bit of information The Americans of 1776 had the highest standard of living and the lowest taxes in the Western World! 2) A snatch of dialogue between two characters Mother frowned, You mean your troops are stealing from your own people? A starving man will steal food from babies, Sam replied.

    7. 3) A meaningful quotation (from the work or other source) General Putnam, on Sams execution: He is thinkingif he executes somebody hell shorten the war and save more lives one mans agony is like anothers, one mothers tears are no wetter than anybody elses. 4) A universal idea Although the survivors may reap the benefits of war, the casualties see no such benefit.

    8. A rich, vivid description of the setting It was an exercise in contrasts. The sun was shining and the birds were chirping as Tim approached the church, flanked on one side by the trainband and the other by the graveyard. 6) An analogy or metaphor Protests are battles in a war of conscience.

    10. Connection 2nd part of intro transition statement from hook to the topic must include TAG (title, author, genre)

    11. T: My Brother Sam Is Dead A: James Lincoln Collier and Chistopher Collier G: historical fiction novel Weve beaten the British! Weve beaten the British! Such were the exuberant, opening words of Sam Meeker in Collier and Colliers historical fiction masterpiece, My Brother Sam Is Dead.

    12. Summary 3rd part of intro follows the hook and connection 2-3 line summary of topic

    13. Weve beaten the British in Massachusetts! (2). Such were the exuberant, opening words of Sam Meeker in Collier and Colliers historical fiction masterpiece, My Brother Sam Is Dead. Sixteen year-old Sam Meeker, who comes from a family of Loyalists, enlists in the Rebel army. This story follows Sam and his brother, Tim, along with their parents, through the ever-changing landscape of the Revolutionary War.

    15. The devastation of war is exemplified throughout this novel. Mankinds worst behaviors are revealed, family relationships are threatened, and communities are irreparably damaged because of war.

    16. Mother frowned, You mean your troops are stealing from their own men? Sam replied, A starving man will steal food from babies. Mans callousness in war is demonstrated in this dialogue from the historical novel My Brother Sam Is Dead by Collier and Collier. Sixteen year-old Sam Meeker, who comes from a family of Loyalists, enlists in the Rebel army. This story follows Sam and his brother, Tim, along with their parents, through the ever-changing landscape of the Revolutionary War. The devastation of war is exemplified throughout this novel. Mankinds worst behaviors are revealed, family relationships are threatened, and communities are irreparably damaged because of war.

    21. Topic Sentence The horrors of war bring out the worst in man.

    24. Concrete Detail with lead-in/transition For example, ten-year old Jerry Sanford is taken prisoner on a British prison ship where he eventually dies of typhus. His body is unceremoniously thrown overboard in a weighted sack. The horrifying aspect of war is again demonstrated with the death of Ned, Samuel Smiths negro slave. As Tim witnessed, The sword flashed in a bright arc, the fastest thing I ever saw. Neds head jumped off his body and popped into the air (144-5).

    26. Commentary For example, ten-year old Jerry Sanford is taken prisoner on a British prison ship where he eventually dies of typhus. His body is unceremoniously thrown overboard in a weighted sack. There is no reason why a young boy should suffer this fate solely because he was a friend of a Rebel. Even more degrading is he never is afforded a proper burial.

    28. Concluding Sentence As Susannah Meeker states, War turns men into beasts (140). The actions of the characters in this novel certainly support this statement.

    29. Body Paragraph #1 The horrors of war bring out the worst in man. For example, ten-year old Jerry Sanford is taken prisoner on a British prison ship where he eventually dies of typhus. His body is unceremoniously thrown overboard in a weighted sack. There is no reason why a young boy should suffer this fate solely because he was a friend of a Rebel. Even more degrading is he never is afforded a proper burial. The horrifying aspect of war is again demonstrated with the death of Ned, Samuel Smiths negro slave. As Tim witnessed, The sword flashed in a bright arc, the fastest thing I ever saw. Neds head jumped off his body and popped into the air (144-5). It is not enough to take his life; he is mutilated by the British soldier. As Susannah Meeker states, War turns men into beasts (140). The actions of the characters certainly support this statement.

    32. Concluding Paragraph In conclusion, war is horrific. It brings out the worst in man, it tears families apart, and it permanently damages communities. Later in his life, Tim reflects, There might have been another way, besides war, to achieve the same end (211). Does man have choices when it comes to war? My Brother Sam Is Dead thoughtfully ponders this question.

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