Here in my introductory paragraph, I intended to follow the specific structure that we had learned. To make this evident, I annotated it to point out my 5 W’s, my thesis strands, and more. I tried to engage the reader so that it would outline the remainder of the essay.
This is the first body paragraph that I composed. Initially, it was very hard to follow (and still is a bit), but over time I think I improved it a bit by bearing in mind the PEEEA format and then learning how to incorporate evidence effectively.
My second body paragraph is considerably similar to the first, however, I think I had developed better skills for this second one. I really paid attention to how the evidence ties into my thesis strands, and how the author conveyed this. I could avoid rambling though.
Although we didn’t get too much time to work on our conclusions, I mainly prioritized re-stating the thesis strands, however not in an identical or repetitive way. I also deliberately attempted to make my ending message one that is universal, not necessarily specific to the poem itself.