Write an essay on the novel called “Parable Of The Sower” by Octavia Buttler (I.e,The cover of the book has a figure of an African American girl wearing a traditional, long, red dress) Word count: minimum 820 Theme: Religion *no use of me, you, we (Perhaps you can use “through…it is clear that…” instead for example) Please do use the words “Hence, Therefore, Thus…) (I am sorry for this many instructions, I just wish for the paper to be as close to my way of writing and as good as possible. Nevertheless, I know that too many restrictions on a writer does not necessarily help them write better. Hence, I do trust the writer to make the alterations necessary to make this a good paper, please feel free to directly contact me you need any clarifications or questions) Thank you very much to the writer in advance, I appreciate it a lot. I. Introduction (~120words) a) Opening sentence should be with a hook, followed by a sentence clearly stating the text, author, and general topic of interest. b) Thesis statement that controls the essay (should not be an obvious, simple statement about text; it should be provisional and should comment on the text itself and the theme of religion. Please make sure that you comment on what the text is doing, rather than what the author, the reader is doing. Do not generalize (e.g. “This shows that people are selfish when they are in relationships), and avoid moralistic statements (“The earth is weeping, and we must respond to its cries for help!”) For the body paragraphs, please find a way to connect her hyperempathy to religion. Definitely please focus on “Earthseed” and maybe compare and contrast her beliefs with those of her dads. Also, you can mention how, towards the end, she starts converting her group one by one into believing in Earthseed. Note: I’m not sure what the thesis statement will be but please make sure that it is a good, strong one. The aforementioned are ideas, except the fact that Earthseed should definitely be mentioned and discussed. Body Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence: (#1 Evidence of thesis statement) a) relevant evidence and how it is related to topic sentence. (Include quote & page #) Please make sure to explain b) relevant evidence and how it is related to topic sentence. (Include quote & page #) Explain *d) concluding sentence that rephrases the topic sentence, and transitions to the next paragraph’s topic sentence. Body Paragraph 2 Topic Sentence: (#1 Evidence of thesis statement) a) relevant evidence and how it is related to topic sentence. (Include quote & page #) Please make sure to explain b) relevant evidence and how it is related to topic sentence. (Include quote & page #) Explain *d) concluding sentence that rephrases the topic sentence, and transitions to the conclusion. V. Conclusion Topic Sentence: may include the phrase “To conclude” a) restate thesis statement, preferably in a way that doesn’t repeat it verbatim: b) summarize the steps of your argument (using topic sentences of body paragraphs as a guide): c) explain why your argument is important (perhaps linking your topic to broader culture), identify any questions your argument raises that may make for other interesting essays, anticipate counterarguments to reinforce your own.
