Boyz N the Hood: Decisions & Environment Essay

Boyz N the Hood essay: Decisions & Environment

I. Introduction (5+ sentences)

A. Grabber (Grab the reader's attention with a question, quotation, or brief story related to the way that the characters' own decisions and the characters' surrounding environment both affect what happens in their lives.)

B. Connect grabber to thesis by discussing the main idea: the effect of decisions and environment on outcomes.

C. Thesis (Answer the key question: To what extent is each character’s outcome determined by choices and to what extent is each character’s outcome determined by the environment?)

II. Tre (7+ sentences)

A. Topic Sentence (Answer the key question: To what extent is Tre’s outcome determined by decisions and to what extent is Tre’s outcome determined by the environment?)

B. Supporting Details that support the topic sentence

C. Clincher (Restates the topic sentence, reminds the reader what you have proven, reflects on the paragraph’s meaning.)

III. Ricky (7+ sentences)

A. Topic Sentence (Answer the key question: To what extent is Ricky’s outcome determined by decisions and to what extent is Ricky’s outcome determined by the environment?)

B. Supporting Details that support the topic sentence

C. Clincher (Restates the topic sentence, reminds the reader what you have proven, reflects on the paragraph’s meaning.)

IV. Doughboy (7+ sentences)

A. Topic Sentence (Answer the key question: To what extent is Doughboy’s outcome determined by decisions and to what extent is Doughboy’s outcome determined by the environment?)

B. Supporting Details that support the topic sentence

C. Clincher (Restates the topic sentence, reminds the reader what you have proven, reflects on the paragraph’s meaning.)

V. Conclusion (5+ sentences)

A. Restate the thesis (In other words, restate your answer to the key question.)

B. Remind the reader how you developed and supported that answer.

C. Reflect on what is meaningful about your answer and the subject of the essay.