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?