SIX PARAGRAPH ESSAY (5+1) TAYO'S HEALING JOURNEY IN THE NOVEL "CEREMONY" This essay will state and defend/illustrate the position that: "Ceremony" is a novel about a young man - Tayo's - healing journey, from PTSD and cultural and family conflicts to building a life of wellness, connection, and identity. You'll need to use examples and passages from the book to support your position. Please be sure to follow the directions below for how to construct your essay. Substitutions to this assignment will NOT be accepted. Introduction Paragraph: Thesis statement, as follows: "Ceremony is a novel which shows the journey of a young mixed-race Native American veteran of World War 2, Tayo, from sickness, pain and personal loss into a life of healing, connection and belonging." Introduction should also include a brief overview of the main points of supporting this thesis statement that you're going to bring into your essay, and a creative hook of your choice to help get your readers focused. Novel Overview Paragraph: Provide a "reader's digest" version of the main character and the narrative arc of the novel/plot structure from start to finish. This should include brief mention of the timeline of events, setting/s, conflicts Tayo experiences, and with whom, and what and who he encounters in his path towards healing. It's also important to make sure you outline here what problems/sickness/ Tayo has, at the start of the novel; what he's struggling with. Support Paragraph 1. Pick and discuss ONE of the people, places, things or actions that begin to aid Tayo, in his healing journey and how this part of his healing journey unfolds symbolically or literally. Support Paragraph 2. Pick and discuss ANOTHER of the people, places, things or actions that begin to aid Tayo in his healing journey and how this part of his healing journey unfolds symbolically or literally. Support Paragraph 2. Pick and discuss ANOTHER of the people, places, things or actions that begin to aid Tayo in his healing journey and how this part of his healing journey unfolds symbolically or literally. Conclusion Paragraph: Re-state your thesis, and bring in your final ideas and thoughts on how the novel Ceremony serves as a healing ceremony in itself for Tayo, and also your own thoughts and feelings and reactions to reading the book...was it useful, meaningful, and memorable to you? Be sure to include a works cited page, where you list the novel Ceremony.

SIX PARAGRAPH ESSAY (5+1)


TAYO'S HEALING JOURNEY IN THE NOVEL "CEREMONY"


This essay will state and defend/illustrate the position that: "Ceremony" is a novel about a young man - Tayo's - healing journey, from PTSD and cultural and family conflicts to building a life of wellness, connection, and identity. You'll need to use examples and passages from the book to support your position.


Please be sure to follow the directions below for how to construct your essay. Substitutions to this assignment will NOT be accepted.


Introduction Paragraph: Thesis statement, as follows: "Ceremony is a novel which shows the journey of a young mixed-race Native American veteran of World War 2, Tayo, from sickness, pain and personal loss into a life of healing, connection and belonging." Introduction should also include a brief overview of the main points of supporting this thesis statement that you're going to bring into your essay, and a creative hook of your choice to help get your readers focused.


Novel Overview Paragraph: Provide a "reader's digest" version of the main character and the narrative arc of the novel/plot structure from start to finish. This should include brief mention of the timeline of events, setting/s, conflicts Tayo experiences, and with whom, and what and who he encounters in his path towards healing. It's also important to make sure you outline here what problems/sickness/ Tayo has, at the start of the novel; what he's struggling with.


Support Paragraph 1. Pick and discuss ONE of the people, places, things or actions that begin to aid Tayo, in his healing journey and how this part of his healing journey unfolds symbolically or literally.


Support Paragraph 2. Pick and discuss ANOTHER of the people, places, things or actions that begin to aid Tayo in his healing journey and how this part of his healing journey unfolds symbolically or literally.


Support Paragraph 2. Pick and discuss ANOTHER of the people, places, things or actions that begin to aid Tayo in his healing journey and how this part of his healing journey unfolds symbolically or literally.


Conclusion Paragraph: Re-state your thesis, and bring in your final ideas and thoughts on how the novel Ceremony serves as a healing ceremony in itself for Tayo, and also your own thoughts and feelings and reactions to reading the book...was it useful, meaningful, and memorable to you?

link to the book
https://www.uploady.com/download/1gyZxi6X7vA/o3cV4WCY0KBFV4kQ

OR
[Ceremony_-_Leslie_Marmon_Silko.pdf](https://www.uploady.com/download/1gyZxi6X7vA/o3cV4WCY0KBFV4kQ)


Be sure to include a works cited page, where you list the novel Ceremony.


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12 September 2016
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Created by Kirby Rideout of Collin County Community College, this is a template for formatting a research paper in MLA format. The paper has one-inch margins all around. Each page has a header of last name and page number. The paper will be double-spaced throughout, no extra space between sections or paragraphs. The entire paper, including the heading and title, needs to be in the same type and size of font. This template uses Times New Roman 12pt font. Because it is easy to read, this font is definitely appropriate for college essays. Make sure that the essay is left aligned, not fully justified. One space between sentences is standard; however, double-spacing between sentences is okay. Follow your instructors preference in spacing and be consistent. Hit the enter key only once at the end of each paragraph.
In the MLA format, you document your research in parenthetical citations. This allows you to acknowledge your sources by keying brief parenthetical citations in your text to an alphabetical list of works that appears at the end of the paper (Gibaldi 142). Notice that in this brief citation the period goes after the parenthesis. The information in parenthesis should be as brief as possible. You will use the authors last name or a shortened title for unsigned works. If you used the key information (authors last name or the title of an unsigned work) in your text, do not repeat it in the parenthesis. Gibaldi explains:
The information in your parenthetical references in the text must match the corresponding information in the entries in your list of works cited. For a typical works-cited-list entry, which begins with the name of the author (or editor, translator, or narrator), the parenthetical reference begins with the same name. . . . If the work is listed by title, use the title, shortened or in full. . . . (238-239

Works Cited
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003.
Lastname, Firstname. Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Lastname, Firstname. Title of the Article. Name of the Scholarly Journal Volume.Issue (Date): first page-last page.
Lastname, Firstname. Title of the Newspaper Article. Title of the Newspaper Date, edition: Section Page number+.
The Title of the Article. Title of Magazine Date: page number. Name of the Library Database: Name of the Service. Name of the library with city, state abbreviation. Date of access .