The models papers listed below are on different topics than those assigned to you and are on different essays; however, they still illustrate the characteristics that you should try to emulate in your work. Make sure you read the check List for grading essays.

Check List for Grading Essays

Model and Commentary -- "Concrete and Specific Language"

Model and Commentary -- "Explicit and Implicit Main Ideas in Narrative Essays"

Essay on "Once More to the Lake" This is a critical commentary on E. B. White's famous essay. It illustrates how to use summary, paraphrase, and quotations from a primary source in your own writing.