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MLA Format Your paper will be: 12 point font, Times New Roman (or like font) 1 inch margins (top, bottom, sides) Double spaced Black ink Heading: on the left hand side of the page: Name Ms. Wanczuk English 9 CP Date Header: on the right-hand side: Last Name Page Number Homework Today in class How to write body paragraphs Supporting your opinion and being convincing Presented by Erika Wanczuk Based on a presentation by Gina Drago Why do I need evidence? Your job in this essay is to convince your reader of your opinion. In order to be convincing, you need to provide evidence for your opinion from the book. What is evidence? Evidence is made up of quotations from the book. Quotations are not just what people say—any sentence you pull from the book is a quotation because you are quoting something Steinbeck wrote. What is evidence? Evidence is also made up of well-chosen paraphrases from the text. A paraphrase is a section of the book that you put in your own words. You MUST still cite a paraphrase with the page number. How much evidence do I need? You will need at least one piece of evidence per body paragraph (although you may need more than one to be convincing!) That means a MINIMUM of three quotations with a MINIMUM of three body paragraphs. Finding good evidence Good evidence relates directly to what you are trying to prove. It is your job to thoroughly investigate the book and find quotations to convince your reader of your opinion. Choose a quotation that relates to your topic sentence of that paragraph. Don’t just plop in any old sentence from the book. Example One Topic sentence: Carlson demonstrates his mercy for Candy’s dog in several of his statements and actions leading up to the shooting. What do I need to prove? Evidence: “Look, Candy. This ol’ dog just suffers hisself all the time” (45). “Well, you ain’t bein’ kind to him keepin’ him alive” (45). “If you want me to, I’ll put the old devil out of his misery right now and get it over with. Ain’t not