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Name: __________________________________________________________
Consider the meaning of the novel’s title, Inside Out & Back Again. How does this title relate to the universal
refugee experience of fleeing and finding home, and in what ways is Ha’s experience a specific example of this
universal experience?

Write a 5 paragraph essay responding to this question.

Map your ideas as BULLET POINTS in the boxes below:

I Element Purpose of this section My essay

N
T
R Engages the marker
Hook Connects to the thematic ideas
O
in the essay
D
U
C
Introduces the text, the author,
T Contextua the date of production
I l details Provides sufficient background
O details to set the scope for
the analysis
N

Outlines your line of thought /

Thesis answer to the question
statement Makes clear what your main
body points will be

M Element Purpose of this section My essay plan

A
I Topic
N sentence/
Outlines the purpose of the
paragraph
Claim 1 Uses subject specific
B terminology
(Point)
O
D
Y
Evidence Quotes from that text that
support the point
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1

Outlines the impact, effect of

Explanation the evidence on the audience
States the author's purpose
for using the technique
 Language Analyzes poetic techniques,
Analysis word choice, sentence
structure in detail

Audience Shows you understand the

Impact impact on the audience

M Element Purpose of this section My essay plan

A
I Topic Outlines the purpose of the
N sentence/ paragraph
Claim 2 Uses subject specific
terminology
B (Point)
O
D
Y
Quotes from that text that
Evidence support the point
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2

Outlines the impact, effect of

the evidence on the audience
Explanation States the author's purpose
for using the technique

Analyzes poetic techniques,

Language
word choice, sentence
Analysis structure in detail

Audience Shows you understand the

Impact impact on the audience

M Element Purpose of this section My essay plan

A
I Topic Outlines the purpose of the
N sentence/ paragraph
Claim 3 Uses subject specific
terminology
B (Point)
O
D
Y Evidence
Quotes from that text that
support the point
#
3

Outlines the impact, effect of

the evidence on the audience
Explanation States the author's purpose
for using the technique

Analyzes poetic techniques,

Language
word choice, sentence
Analysis structure in detail

Audience Shows you understand the

Impact impact on the audience

C Element Purpose of this section My essay plan

O
N
C Restate States the thesis again using
L the thesis different wording
U
S
I
O Restate Restates the points again in the
N the points order from the main body

Concludin Finishes the essay with a

g thought-provoking statement
Or comments on the efficacy of
statement
the text in some way