EsL 1590

Choose one character from The Circuit and write a paragraph about their character traits. Choose from Mama, Papa, Francisco, or Curtis. Choose 3 character traits and 3 matching quotes. p1-p50 in the circuit.

Use this guide to help you write your first paragraph using complete sentences.

Topic sentence about your character that includes character name, name ofbook and author, how you feel about character, and the three adjectives or phrases that describe your character.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Transition + Main point 1 sentence [character name + adjective that describes character]: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Quote from the chapter that supports/shows your idea: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(pg#___)

Explanation why the quote proves your idea is correct: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE:

Transition + Your Idea: First of all, Francisco is very responsible.

Quote: Francisco took care of his baby brother while his parents worked. “As usual, they left me alone in the car to take care of Trampita, my little brother, who was six months old. I hated being left by myself with him while they went off to pick cotton. ” (10)

Explanation:Francisco helps his parents, even though he doesn’t like watching his little brother.

Transition + Main point 2 sentence [character name + adjective that describes character]:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Quote from the chapter that supports/shows your idea: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(pg#___)

Explanation why the quote proves your idea is correct: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Transition + Main point 3 sentence [character name + adjective that describes character]:

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Quote from the chapter that supports/shows your idea: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(pg#___)

Explanation why the quote proves your idea is correct: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Concluding sentence: (restate your 3 main ideas) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example Transitions

Main point transitions- Add one of these before your 3 main ideas

• First, To begin. To start with, Primarily
• Second, Also, Next, In addition,
• Third, Furthermore, Next, In addition

Quote transitions- Add one of these before your quote

• The author explains, The author describes, The author states
• Red says, Red explains, Red remembers
• Bongo tells, Bongo complains, Bongo thinks
• Samar says, Samar whispers, Samar describes

Explanations transitions- Add one of these before your explanations

• This quote shows that
• This quote means
• In other words
• What the author is saying is
• This means that
• This is a great example of