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Advanced Mastery Mastery
(Insightful/Artful) (Clear/Comprehensive)
• Insightfully identifies use of Magio-Realism. • Clearly identifies use of Magio-Realism.
• Original, varied supporting insights. • Clear, comprehensive supporting insights.
Strong Essays
• Original, correctly incorporated textual • Correctly incorporated textual evidence.
evidence.
Prompt.
Based on your reading and study of Laura Esquivel’s novel Like Water for Chocolate,
explain how the story is Magio-Realistic in terms of plot, narration and characterization. Be
sure to support your insights with textual evidence and parenthetical citation.
To Do Words Task
(Circle in prompt) (Underline in prompt)
Thesis Statement.
Write the thesis statement for your essay as clearly as possible by stating that the story is
Magio-Realistic. Include title, author and genre.
Like Water For Chocolate Response to Literature
Magio-Realism, Plot, Narration, Characterization
Like Water For Chocolate Response to Literature
Magio-Realism, Plot, Narration, Characterization
Research.
Design a chart that will allow you to compile the support needed to write your essay.
Remember, your essay will explain Esquivel’s use of Magio-Realism by focusing on plot,
narration and characterization.
Essay Frame.
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B (Narration)
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C (C’zat) 1
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Like Water For Chocolate Response to Literature
Magio-Realism, Plot, Narration, Characterization
Writing.
Write the first draft. Be sure to double space, use the correct heading and give a title.
1. Write your heading. Write your name, teacher, class, period row and date using the
example below as a guide. Be sure to double space.
Margarita J. Espinoza
Mr. Seals
15 April 2015
Thesis.
State your thesis in a clear and meaningful sentence.
.Topics
State your support topics in separate sentences in the order they will be written.
In a new paragraph, restate the first line of reasoning and then support it with at least three
clearly explained examples, anecdotes, or illustrations. Repeat this process with the second
and third lines of reasoning.
In a new paragraph, restate the counter argument that you will address, and then refute that
counter argument with al least three clearly explained examples, anecdotes, or illustrations.
Review your lines of reasoning, the counter argument and restate your topic sentence.
Like Water For Chocolate Response to Literature
Magio-Realism, Plot, Narration, Characterization
Editing.
Margarita J. Espinoza
Mr. Seals
15 September 2005
2. Check organization.
Double underline the overall topic/subject sentence and number the reasons in the
introduction.
Underline and number the topic sentences for each body paragraph, be sure they
occur in the same order as they are referred to in the introduction paragraph.
3. Check Spelling.
Read through the essay backwards, sentence by sentence, to check for spelling
grammar and punctuation errors.
Revision
1. Revise the essay making correcting problems found during the peer edit.
3. Revise the essay making correcting problems found during the parent edit. Be sure to
have the editor sign your essay in the upper right-hand corner indicating that you made
the changes that were recommended.
4. Type the final draft of your essay. The essay must be double-spaced, 12 point font
(preferably Times New Roman), one inch margins with proper headings and numbering.
Please do not use a cover page or portfolio, simply number each page and staple them
together in the upper-left corner.