Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston Persuasive Essay
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Persuasive Essay – English 10 – 25 Points
Format Requirements:
Microsoft Word
No less than 500 words
No less than 5 paragraphs
1 paragraph = 5-7 sentences at least
Times New Roman
12 pt. font
Double-spaced
1” margins
Include:
Your name
Date
Home School
Essay Title
Prompt: After reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, write a persuasive essay in which you rate Janie’s husbands by providing detailed and logical evidence as to whom would have been the best husband for the main character, Janie, in the long-run.
Outline:
Introduction (1 paragraph)
Catch the reader’s attention using one of the following attention-getters (approximately 2-3 sentences):
Ask a question that relates to the topic of your essay.
Example: Have you ever had a problem choosing whom to love?
Use a quote that could relate to your topic
Example: May the best man win!
Give an anecdote (a short, three-to-five sentence story that teaches a lesson)
Give a fact or statistic that relates to your topic.
Give background information about the story (title, author, main character - approximately 2-4 sentences)
Example: “In Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston, the main character, Janie, had many admirers.”
Thesis statement (1 sentence) – Introduce the experience that you will be detailing in the body paragraphs of your essay.
Example: Out of Janie’s husbands, _____ would have been given her the best quality of life.
Body (at least 3 paragraphs) – Discuss one husband per body paragraph; give evidence showing why and how he was or was not the best husband for Janie.
Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Restate your thesis statement.
Restate some reasons as to why made your choice.
Concluding sentence
Check your spelling (including correct usage of homonyms), punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar. You will be graded on grammar and mechanics as well as the depth and accuracy of your response to the
Persuasive Essay – English 10 – 25 Points
Format Requirements:
Microsoft Word
No less than 500 words
No less than 5 paragraphs
1 paragraph = 5-7 sentences at least
Times New Roman
12 pt. font
Double-spaced
1” margins
Include:
Your name
Date
Home School
Essay Title
Prompt: After reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, write a persuasive essay in which you rate Janie’s husbands by providing detailed and logical evidence as to whom would have been the best husband for the main character, Janie, in the long-run.
Outline:
Introduction (1 paragraph)
Catch the reader’s attention using one of the following attention-getters (approximately 2-3 sentences):
Ask a question that relates to the topic of your essay.
Example: Have you ever had a problem choosing whom to love?
Use a quote that could relate to your topic
Example: May the best man win!
Give an anecdote (a short, three-to-five sentence story that teaches a lesson)
Give a fact or statistic that relates to your topic.
Give background information about the story (title, author, main character - approximately 2-4 sentences)
Example: “In Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston, the main character, Janie, had many admirers.”
Thesis statement (1 sentence) – Introduce the experience that you will be detailing in the body paragraphs of your essay.
Example: Out of Janie’s husbands, _____ would have been given her the best quality of life.
Body (at least 3 paragraphs) – Discuss one husband per body paragraph; give evidence showing why and how he was or was not the best husband for Janie.
Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Restate your thesis statement.
Restate some reasons as to why made your choice.
Concluding sentence
Check your spelling (including correct usage of homonyms), punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar. You will be graded on grammar and mechanics as well as the depth and accuracy of your response to the