Narrative Essay Writing Tasks


Essay 2  
 "A Strange Addiction," by Jennifer Chongmeeluk


1.    Find and underline the thesis statement in the introductory paragraph.  Does this thesis do a good job of setting up the scope of what the rest of the essay will be about?  Why or how?
2.    
Paraphrase in your own words the main idea of each body paragraph.
3.    How does the conclusion reinforce the "promise" made in the thesis statement?
4.    How, if at all, has the student writer changed and evolved through the course of the essay from the time she describes the problem until the conclusion?
5.    How appropriate is the title of this essay? Why?