Use this handout to preplan a 5-paragraph essay on A Place To Stand. You should reflect what you have learned about writing an essay with an intro, thesis, MEAL body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Be sure to use MLA in directly to the question asked and highlight all the key moments on that topic before you begin written work. Next, write out analysis for each quote chosen. How does the quote mean what it means and show what it shows? Does it pertain directly to the question posed? It should. After you have reviewed the text, chosen the strongest quotes on the topic, and analyzed them, only then can you come up with a suitable thesis and claims. Your next step is to compose. Question: The memoir is one of transformations in many ways. In what ways does Baca transform during the course of the book? What is the most important transformation he goes through on his way to finding a place to stand? Select what you believe to be the most crucial transformation and find evidence in the text to support your stance. CLAIM #1: (make it a complex sentence so that you can sufficiently and fully address the question posed) Evidence and Analysis Quote (page #) Linking idea or sentence: Analysis