Graphics organizer for Vargas

 GRAPHIC ORGANIZER, VARGAS ESSAY:

What might be an intriguing HOOK for this essay?   What summary material from the memoir will you include?         What question will you ask to arrive at your thesis?

THESIS:  What is your overall stance on the memoir based on the themes (3-4 of these) that you present?  Why are they important overall?  In other words, why does Vargas select them and why do you focus on them?

PIE #1: What’s the first THEME you want to explore from Vargas and why is it significant in your mind?     What quotes, paraphrases or other evidence will you use to back this up? (2-3 pieces of “I”)       Why is the “I” important?  Explain how your support backs up your “I.”  What do certain words or phrases suggest?  What is all the “I” overall implying?

PIE #2: What’s the second THEME you want to explore from Vargas and why is it important that he shares it with us?     What quotes, paraphrases or other evidence will you use to back this up? (2-3 pieces of “I”)       Why is the “I” significant?  Explain how your support proves your “P.”  What do certain words or phrases imply?  What is all the “I” overall telling us?

PIE #3: What’s the third THEME you want to explore from Vargas and how is it crucial today?  Why have you selected it?     What quotes, paraphrases or other evidence will you use to back this up? (2-3 pieces of “I”)       Why is the “I” relevant to your P?  Explain how your support backs up your “P.”  What do certain words or phrases suggest?  What is all the “I” overall telling us about this theme?

CONCLUSION: What are your final thoughts on the memoir’s significance? What have you and others have discovered?   What are your overall impressions of the memoir?   Was the story an important one?   Did it hold your interest?  Explain why or why not.   Were the characters memorable to you?   Why or why not?   What’s your take on the author’s style?   What have we learned overall?   What are your final thoughts/analysis considering what you have presented?