Coming of Age Quotes/Writing assignment

Directions: Choose one of the quote below. Explain how this quote shows your understanding of coming of age. 3-5 paragraphs

Paragraph I: Introduction

           --Hook

           --Thesis statement (Define coming of age)

           --give an example or 2 to discuss how the quote shows coming of age

Paragraph II: Body 1

           --Topic Sentence

           --Major Support 1

           --Minor support

           --Minor support

           --Commentary

           --Transition

Paragraph III: Body 2

           --See Body 1

Paragraph IV: Body 3 (if necessary—you may only have 1-2 body paragraphs for this essay)

Paragraph V: Conclusion

           --Restate Thesis

           --Restate examples

           --Leave reader with something to think about

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle...
           --Napoleon Hill

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.
           --Friedrich Nietzsche

Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal motivation, but they should have the equal right to develop their talent and their ability and their motivation, to make something of themselves.
       --John F. Kennedy

"I just want to let them know they didn't break me." Molly Ringwald's character in "Pretty in Pink,"