Ender's+Essay

You will write an ANALYTICAL essay about //Ender's Game// using at least TWO QUOTATION SANDWICHES. You may choose to write either Compare/Contrast (any two characters), Definition (a concept like sacrifice, loyalty, bravery, loss, hero) or Persuasive (each of these types of essay would be analyzing the book). Put the author and title of the book in the intro as well as your THESIS STATEMENT. Write in the PRESENT TENSE (seems weird but it's the standard: Ender says/eats/fights/knows, etc.)

Here are some possibilities for PERSUASIVE: · Was it fair/right to keep the truth from Ender? · Was it fair/right to launch the third invasion? · Is Peter more good or more bad? · Does Ender deserve the title “hero”? · Does Peter help or hurt Ender more? · Was it right for Valentine to help Graff? · Is Ender guilty of the deaths he causes? · Do Peter’s ends justify his means? · Should the adults have intervened more? · Which of the Wiggin children is the most moral? · Should Ender allow the next queen to be born? · Was Ender’s training appropriate or over-zealous? · Which of the Wiggin children does the most good? · Does Ender lose or gain more by being chosen for his role? · Was it right/wrong for the adults to use children to fight the war?


 * //__If anyone is doing a persuasive paper, you can look under "persuasive essay" on this wiki for some help on how to write a persuasive paper__//**

QUOTATION SANDWICHES are one way of using quotations. You introduce the quotation (top bread), you quote (meat/tofu), and you make your point (bottom bread - this is the MOST important part). Note that you simply put page number in (parenthesis) and then punctuate. See example:

On Ender's first night at Battle School, he says to himself, "Thank you for this, Peter. For dry eyes and silent weeping. You taught me how to hide anything I felt" (45). Clearly, Ender sees the benefit of having endured the pain of a brother who tortures him. In this new environment, he can use the survival techniques he learns as a child from Peter.



 * **Intro**: Catchy? Author and title (in italics)? Build up to THESIS?
 * **Body**: More than one body paragraph (is the entire body of essay organized into logical chunks/paragraphs)? Does each body paragraph connect back up with THESIS? Does the writer use at least two Quotation Sandwiches?
 * **Conclusion**: Does the writer reiterate main points? Does s/he end strongly with some larger comment?
 * **Overall**: Is the THESIS well-argued? Convincing? Is the writing smooth? Clear? Is everything in PRESENT TENSE?
 * **Format**: Name top right? Label top left? Margins correct?