Class 7 English Name:_________________________
The Hobbit & Heroism
“Person I Admire” Essay Class:____________
DRAFTING
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3—Outline Your Five Paragraphs
Paragraph One, The Introduction, will introduce positive qualities I admire in people, and then reveal a person I admire who has these qualities:____________________________
Paragraph Two will discuss this positive quality about my person:___________________________ and give examples of what my person has done to show this quality.
Paragraph Three will discuss this positive quality about my person:__________________________ and give examples of what my person has done to show this quality.
Paragraph Four will discuss this positive quality about my person:___________________________ and give examples of what my person has done to show this quality.
Paragraph Five, my Conclusion, will briefly say again why I admire the person I chose.
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4—Write a First Draft
Many qualities can make a person worth admiring. ___________________________________
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One person who has all three of these qualities is __________________________________________.
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______________________________________ is another quality _______________________
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Finally, _________________________________ shows the quality of __________________.
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These are just some of the reasons I admire ____________________________. S/He shows the
qualities of ___________________________________, ________________________________, and
_________________________________________. S/He is ______________________________
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Five: Write a Neat Draft (But not the Final Draft)
Make it neat enough for someone else in the class to read and evaluate. No need to type it.