The writing resource packet

quotes in your paper to be grammatically correct! (quote within a quote) 
a. When you use a quote, you must explain how that quote supports what you are 
trying to say. It must connect and prove your point/interpretation. 
8. Response to Literature is written in 3
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 PERSON ONLY—No “I think/feel,” “you’s,” 
“we,” “our,” etc. Use “the reader,” “a character’s name,” “people,” “protagonist,” etc. 
9. Your Hook and Clincher should be general to all people and not tied exclusively to the 
topic/book only. The Hook gets the reader excited or interested in reading the essay and the 
clincher leaves them with something to think about—both should be in a general sense that 
connects to an overall idea you want to present and not tied specifically to the question/topic. 
Finding a Place to Call Home 
(Hook) Most people can remember the impact moving had on their lives. (GDT) In Francisco 
Jimenez’s story “The Circuit” the protagonist and narrator, Panchito, a migrant farm worker, “hates” 
the constant moving in his life and only wants to find a place he can call home. (Thesis) As Panchito 
tells his tale and desire not to move, the reader notices that the setting impacts the story by 
foreshadowing the action, making the reader feel sorry for the narrator, and expressing the symbolic 
nature setting has for the main character. 
(TS) To begin with, while Panchito tells his tale, he reveals that his surroundings 
symbolically reflect the proceedings of the story. (1
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Pt.) First, the month, time of day, and season of 
this tale point towards the story’s outcome. (ex.) His story begins with “the last days of August 
[disappearing],” on a “Sunday,” with the sun “[shrinking] behind the mountains.” So, in the first three 
paragraphs of the story, the reader understands that the symbolic nature of the approach of the fall 
season, the setting of the sun, and the last day of the week all signal that something bad will occur for 
the protagonist Panchito; that he will not get what he wants—a stationary home. 
(RT) In conclusion, the setting in “The Circuit” gives the reader insight to the events, affects 
the reader’s emotions, and contains specific meaning for Panchito. (Summary) Since the story began 
in fall, the reader is definitely set up for the final disappointment Panchito feels in the end—no place 
to call home. Moreover, the horrible living conditions Panchito endures and the symbolic cardboard 
boxes all packed up for moving adds to the readers desire to see Panchito get a place to call home. 
(Clincher) Home for many is just a place to rest and is taken for granted, but what really does having 
a home mean?