Now that you have several quotations to use in your essay, the next step is to organize them by creating complete sentences, and eventually paragraphs.

How do I write the paragraph?

• Sentence #1 – Introductory sentence to paragraph

• Sentence #2 – Go deeper into explanation• Sentence #3 – Introduce and insert the

quote• Sentence #4 – Insert your significance of

the quote• Sentence #5 – Close your paragraph with

a solid closing sentence.

Example

• “Throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty-hour week, and in August Napoleon announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well.”

• Napoleon has no sympathy for the animals, and in fact, is working them even harder than Jones did.

• Napoleon is truly showing signs of becoming a dictator. By definition, a dictator is someone who rules a country with absolute power, usually with force. An example of Napoleon’s abuse of power is found on page 73: “Throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty-hour week, and in August Napoleon announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well.” Even though the animals are working themselves to the bone, Napoleon has no sympathy for the overworked animals, and even works them harder and with more force than Mr. Jones had. All the animals are acutely aware that any problem or disagreement with Napoleon’s rules could result in an attack by the dogs, or even execution.

The paragraph on the previous slide was created using the ideas in the boxes from the previous exercise. Quotes were already found and comparisons were made in the exercise from Chapter 6. All that was needed was to string your thoughts together to create a cohesive paragraph.

Directions: Using your chart from Chapter 6, pages 30 and 31, write a paragraph for each quotation which combines the quote, the significance of the quote, and the comparison of Napoleon’s actions with the actions of the dictator. Use a separate sheet of paper and staple it to your handout.