Comprehending The Calamity Emma Burke Analysis

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✩INTRODUCTION:

✩Hook (Find an attention-getting way to start your essay. You can talk about the 1906 earthquake):

In 1906 there was an earthquake in San Francisco that hit the coast of northern california at 5:12 a.m on April 18th, 3,000 people died, because of this an author named Emma Burke wrote an article called “Comprehending the Calamity” and an fictitious character named Moon Shadow would like to share their perspective on how their felt.

✩Bridge (2-3 sentences giving background on the two texts we will be using and the 1906 disaster):

Emma Burke is a survivor of this really bad earthquake/fire who wrote because she wanted to inform people on what exactly happened that night. Moon Shadow is a

✩BODY PARAGRAPH #1:

✩Topic sentence:

In “Comprehending the Calamity,” Emma Burke’s point of view of the 1906 earthquake was to she feels like she lost everything because she mentions everything she lost and how she has had to adapt to the life she lives after the earthquake.

✩Supporting evidence from the text (must be a direct quote!):

In “Comprehending the Calamity,” she says, “soon quiet except the wail of a baby, the clang of an ambulance, and the incessant roll of wheels and tramp of feet as the people constantly sought refuge”

✩Explanation sentence #1 (how does this quote show Emma Burke’s perspective?):

This proves her point of view is that it is hard to sleep outside because she says that somethings and some people are making too much noise for her to rest.

✩Supporting evidence from the text #2 (must be a direct quote!):

She also says, “What a change in values”

✩Explanation sentence #2 (how does this quote show Emma Burke’s