Introduction (Begin with your hook, then bridge some ideas and end with a sentence that addresses all parts of the prompt) Hook (Begin with a quote, anecdote, strong statement, definition, or statistic) Bridge Thesis Be sure to address all areas of your prompt: the human rights issue and how it applies to the US and *one* other country. The thesis should be something like this: “The novel (state your novel) addresses the human rights issue of (state the right) and this is a problem in the US and (state your other ONE country).” Second Paragraph (Address the human rights issue that was in your novel and how the protagonist and characters are affected.) Topic Sentence Example, Reason, Detail, or Fact from the text Explanation Example, Reason, Detail, or Fact from the text Explanation Third Paragraph (This paragraph is about the same human rights issue and how it affects people in the United States) Topic Sentence Example, Reason, Detail, or Fact from the text Explanation Example, Reason, Detail, or Fact from the text Explanation Fourth Paragraph (This paragraph is about the same human rights issue and how it affects people in ONE other country) Topic Sentence Example, Reason, Detail, or Fact from the text Explanation Example, Reason, Detail, or Fact from the text Explanation Conclusion (Here you will finish your essay. Tie the ideas together. Be sure to restate the thesis in different words.) Transition Connection to introduction Synthesize