Key+Question+Materials

**Use Francisco and the Jiménez family’s experiences to provide specific examples in your essay. Write a five paragraph essay that includes an introduction and a conclusion in response to this key question.**
 * Key Question: How is your life different from a migrant worker’s life? **

**Checklist for the rough draft of the key question:** Yes || No || Was your opening interesting to the reader? || || || Did your opening connect to the topic of the essay? || || || Did you include author, title, genre? || || || Did you include a basic summary of the book? || || || Did you write a strong thesis statement that responded to the key question? || || || Were the three main differences that you wrote about clear and carefully selected? Did you choose three strong differences to write about? || || || Did each body paragraph begin with a clear topic sentence? || || || Did you have two examples in each paragraph which supported the topic sentence? || || || Did you explain each example fully using 3-5 sentences? || || || Did your closing sentence combine the topic and examples? || || || Did you explain the significance of each difference between your life and the life of a migrant worker with thoughtful consideration? || || || Did you use specific details from the text to support your points? || || || Did the topic sentence in your conclusion link back to the thesis statement? || || || Did you summarize your three main points from the body? || || || Did you include any new, supporting information? || || || Did you end with a final, powerful statement that connected to the key question and thesis statement? || || || Did you vary the structure of your topic sentences? || || || Did you hand in the outline? || || || Did you support generalizations with specific information from the text? || || ||