This collection opens with the quotation "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Review
the anchor text, To Build a Fire," and the other collection texts. What particular themes or central ideas does each writer want readers to recognize about reality, and why? What stylistic choices does each author make to reveal a
specific version of reality? Synthesize your ideas by writing an analytical essay.
Organize your details and evidence in an outline.
• Write a thesis statement about what truth each writer wants to reveal about the world as he or she sees it and the
techniques each
writer uses to do so.
Search for an interesting observation, quotation, or detail from one of the selections to engage your reader in the
introduction.
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Decide which organizational pattern you will use for your essay. Will you present your ideas text by text, or will you
organize your analysis point by point, referring to the texts as you develop each point?
Use your organizational pattern to sort the evidence you have gathered from the selections into a logical order.
Write an interesting introduction with a clear thesis statement.
Present your details, quotations, and examples from the selections in logically ordered paragraphs. Each paragraph
should have a central idea related to your thesis statement with evidence to support it.
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Explain how each piece of evidence supports the central idea.
- Use transitions to link sections of the text and to clarify the relationships among your ideas.
Write a satisfying conclusion that summarizes your analysis and synthesizes your central ideas.