Introduction - How will you introduce your topic and lead into your thesis statement? Remember, don’t simply list your topic sentences for the paper. • Halloween costumes were designated for children, but why is it that in todays world retail stores target their attention more on girl and women’s costumes than boy and men costumes? Your thesis statement needs to contain the topic and controlling idea for the entire paragraph: • Topic: Differences between male and female characters for halloween. • Controlling idea: Overtime, it is clear that female characters are portraying more than a storybook character. ◦ Thesis: Despite bearing some minor similarities, the differences between male and female halloween characters are clear. First Body Paragraph - Demonstrating your understanding …show more content…
▪ Key detail: Costumes for girls are gendered. • Minor details: You can find bride costumes but there is little to no groom costumes. Second Body Paragraph - Demonstrating your understanding of the text: ◦ Topic sentence (needs the topic and controlling idea for the paragraph): Many retail stores like BuyCostumes.com have shown magnificent differences using words and between male and female costumes. ▪ Key detail: BuyCostumes.com portrays the male and female characters differently. • Minor detail: In comparison, the female costume shows more skin than the male costume. • Minor detail: The female is more fitted showing more attention to the woman curves. ▪ Key detail: The website uses more language to describe the female characters then male