English literature

Question

Write a paragraph in which you make a defensible claim regarding how Rogers uses first-person point of view to express Celia’s complex perspective. In your paragraph, you should incorporate at least one piece of evidence from the text to support your claim.

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Answer 1

I have not read the story, but here is how you structure that type of paragraph: #1 Your first sentence is your topic sentence. This is where you make your claim, so it should be in the form of an argument. Given this prompt, it should directly respond to how Rogers uses first-person point of view to express Celias complex perspective. Answer that prompt in one sentence, and that is your topic sentence (main argument). #2 Following your topic sentence, you should provide evidence to support it, which should be pulled directly from the text. This could be quotes from the story, for example. Whatever it is, it should support the argument you make in your topic sentence. This should be 1-3 sentences. #3 Then, you provide a bit of analysis. This is where you connect your evidence (#2) to your topic sentence (#1). In other words, why does that evidence you provided support the argument you made? This part comes more from your own head, rather than from the story. It should be 2-4 sentences. #4 Finally, end the paragraph with a closing sentence that restates the topic sentence in different words.