Reviewing your “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” In-Class Writing Quizzes

What does a good introductory paragraph do? What should be your goal in this all-important cluster of

sentences?

Brainstorm a list of things that you should do as soon as possible when writing an informative essay

like this one.

Introductory Sentences & Paragraphs

1. Orient the reader

2. Identify the focus/purpo

se3. Outline

Scope4. State thesis

Introductory Sentences & Paragraphs

Broad, general overview

Introductory Sentences & Paragraphs

Very specific thesis statement

Introductory Sentences & Paragraphs

For some people, greed and gluttony are all they want out of the people they want, just like Ichabod does. It plays a big impact in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” written by Washington Irving.”

By Garrett Cox, pd. 6/7

Introductory Sentences & Paragraphs

In the short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” the main character, Ichabod Crane, has a very active imagination. He believes in all kinds of stuff. From witchcraft, to goblins, and a headless horseman, he believed in them all. This contributed to theme of the short story very much. Here are some examples of him using his imagination.

By Lucas Forte, pd. 2/3

Introductory Sentences & Paragraphs

In the short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Washington Irving centered the story around the town instead of the headless horseman. Many weird things go on in the town of Sleepy Hollow, and you can’t mix up imagination and reality.

By Kashyla Davis, pd. 2/3

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Finding good quotes to prove your argument is the most difficult part, and you all did a fantastic job on

that!

Now, we need to practice how to put them into your paragraphs.

How do we do that?

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Finding good quotes to prove your argument is

the most difficult part, and you all did a fantastic job

on that!

Now, we need to practice how to put them into your

paragraphs.

How do we do that?

Introduce the scene & context of the quote. “Orient” the reader.

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Finding good quotes to prove your argument is

the most difficult part, and you all did a fantastic job

on that!

Now, we need to practice how to put them into your

paragraphs.

How do we do that?

Introduce the scene & context of the quote. “Orient” the reader.

Give a small sample of the quote. Only quote what you are going to

talk about!

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Finding good quotes to prove your argument is

the most difficult part, and you all did a fantastic job

on that!

Now, we need to practice how to put them into your

paragraphs.

How do we do that?

Introduce the scene & context of the quote. “Orient” the reader.

Give a small sample of the quote. Only quote what you are going to

talk about!Talk about it! Don’t just leave it hanging there!

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

The quote is the BEEF of your burger. (Or

turkey or tofu, if you’re more into that.)

You need it to make a burger, but without all the other stuff, it’s just

a chunk of meat.

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

QUOTE

The bun is your introduction of the quote and your closing of

the quote.

The bun quite literally defines

what a hamburger is.

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

QUOTE

YOUR INTRODUCTION AND CLOSING

OF QUOTE

The toppings are your ANALYSIS of the quote.

Yes, they are extra, but really,

who wants a plain

hamburger?

Notice the toppings are

both on top and on bottom of the

beef quote.

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Just copying down a direct

quote from the author and

doing nothing with it.

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Just copying down a direct

quote from the author and

doing nothing with it.

A quote without any extra

analysis before or after it.

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Just copying down a direct

quote from the author and

doing nothing with it.

A quote without any extra

analysis before or after it.

A quote with introduction,

conclusion, and analysis…mmm…

delicious.

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

As to Brom Bones, the author described him as a strong and large man that everyone loves. In the story, the author states, “Brom Van Brunt, the hero of the country round, which range with his feats of strength…”

By Vianey Lopez, pd. 6/7

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Throughout the text, Irving is contrasting Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane. Irving states that, “He was tall, but extremely lack, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served as shovels, his whole frame loosely hung together.” This is referring to Ichabod and shows he is weak and not a very tough person. This also shows that he is not very handsome. Irving is contrasting the two because of what he says next…

In the text it also states that Brom is compared to a lion and a bear. Lions and bears are both strong and are both predators. Ichabod is much different because of his name Ichabod “Crane.” A crane is a type of bird with a long body, that is skinny and weak.

By Nathan Ober, pd. 2/3

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

Ichabod Crane didn’t really care about his “love” Katrina Van Tassel but what he could have if he married her. The author also states, “In his devouring mind’s eye, he pictured to himself every roasting-pig running about with a pudding in his belly, and an apple in his mouth.” This quote shows that Ichabod never really had a great amount of food in his life, and he is desperate to have it. This also shows that he has a crazy imagination because he isn’t living it right now, but he already feels what it would be like. The author is showing the reader that Ichabod has a crazy imagination by what he thinks and says.

By Yosi Ayllon, pd. 2/3

Quote Weaving & Using Examples

First of all, the author clearly states that Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones have a different body description. For example, Ichabod is that “He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms, and legs, hand shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together.” As for Brom Bones, the author states that, “He was broad shouldered and double-jounted…(etc.)” As you can see, Brom Bones is a bigger and stronger man than Ichabod Crane is.

By Sam Davidson, pd. 2/3

Thesis Statements & Answering the Question

It might seem obvious, but the single most important part of

writing an essay is answering the question that you have chosen.

The most effective way to do that is to use at least some of the

wording from the question that’s provided for you and to place

your thesis sentence in an obvious place: the last sentence

of the 1st paragraph.

Thesis Statements & Answering the Question

In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” by Washington Irving, there are two polar opposite characters. The first is Ichabod Crane, and the second is Brom Bones. They are different in every way: body size, body shape, hair, and personality.

By Allie Hodges, pd. 8/9

Thesis Statements & Answering the Question

Ichabod Crane functions as an anti-hero because he’s really greedy and he’s also a gold digger. He wants to date girls for their money. Washington Irving didn’t want Ichabod Crane to be a regular hero because he wanted it to be different from the other stories. Probably it was the first story with an anti-hero.

By Jantzen Zavala, pd. 6/7

Thesis Statements & Answering the Question

Washington Irving created these two completely different characters, one you might call a nerd, and the other a jock. Not only do their personalities help us decide what kinds of characters they are, but also their physical appearances.

By Jordan Nicol, pd. 6/7

Thesis Statements & Answering the Question

Ichabod and Brom’s personality and physical appearances affect the story. Their personalities affect how people see them. Nobody liked Ichabod, but everyone loved Brom. That would affect both of their love interests, Katrina…That is how Brom and Ichabod are different and how their differences in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving affect the plot.

By Jack Reindl, pd. 8/9