Character Analysis Essay: Analyzing a Major Character in Ender's Game, Exercises of English Philology

Download Character Analysis Essay: Analyzing a Major Character in Ender's Game and more Exercises English Philology in PDF only on Docsity! Alexander Myers English, Pre-College & College alexander.myers@swissinternationalschool.ch Character Analysis Essay 1 — Task Your assignment is to write a character analysis of a major character in the novel Ender's Game. Once you have chosen a character to analyse, choose three adjectives that describe that character. Use the char- acter log handout to summarise the character traits and to collect quotes. These adjectives, or character traits, as well as your quotes, will be the basis of your five-paragraph essay. 2 — Use the PIE Essay Structure: Remember that when you make a point, you need to support it with a quotation and then explain exactly how the quotation highlights what you want to show. This is also known as the PIE essay structure (Point — Illustration — Explanation) and can be used for any type of essay: Introduction (1 paragraph) A B C Attention Grabber. Link Attention Grabber to Essay Topic, character and novel. Thesis Statement about your character. Remember to use three adjectives. Body 1 (1 paragraph) P I E Topic Sentence about first adjective / character trait. Quote used to illustrate point / argument Explanation & Analysis (reinforces topic sentence, thesis statement) Body 2 (1 paragraph) P I E Topic Sentence about second adjective / character trait. Quote used to illustrate point / argument Explanation & Analysis (reinforces topic sentence, thesis statement) Body 3 (1 paragraph) P I E Topic Sentence about third adjective / character trait. Quote used to illustrate point / argument Explanation & Analysis (reinforces topic sentence, thesis statement) Conclusion (1 paragraph) A B C Summary of central arguments and observations about the character. Final argument(s) & observations about the character. Thought-provoking final statement. 3 — Your Thesis Statement: A thesis statement is a sentence or two that tells the reader what the rest of the essay is about. Good thesis statements do not simply announce a topic; they say something about the topic, and they provide the framework for your paper. Never start a thesis with, “In this paper I will discuss…”. A thesis statement makes a promise to the reader about the scope, purpose, and direction of the paper. It summarizes the conclusion that the writer has reached about the topic.