2. Identifying Parts of an Essay
• Highlight the thesis of the essay.
• Circle one of the body paragraphs.
• Underline the hook of the essay.
• Highlight a topic sentence of one of the body paragraphs a different color.
• Put parentheses around (two pieces of evidence).
• Draw a box around the conclusion.

3. Writing a First Draft
For this assignment, you will be writing a five paragraph persuasive essay. You will be
graded on each step of the process. You will use the documents from pages 524-525 of
your textbook as evidence. Your essay must respond to one of the following questions:
C.If another war broke out, would it be better to be in the military than a civilian?
D.After war, should leader be put on trial for crimes against civilians?