Attention-grabber MUST relate to your thesis or at least the story in general.

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1 Attention-grabber MUST relate to your thesis or at least the story in general.? = answer it! quote = cite and explain it! How does it relate to the story or your lit. terms? Startling statement = explain it or connect it to the story! Titles are placed in quotation marks.

2 Background Information Title Author s name Brief plot summary-focus on main characters and inciting incident

3 THESIS MUST include literary devices in order (Combination of your two topic sentences: 1 st lit. term and its purpose and 2 nd lit. term and its purpose.) MUST prove something ABOUT the literary devices (effect / purpose) MUST be a sentence at the END of the introduction Think of your thesis as a map / directions for your paper. It should tell the reader what you re going to prove before you actually prove it!

4 THESIS MUST include literary devices in order (Combination of your two topic sentences: 1 st lit. term and its purpose and 2 nd lit. term and its purpose.) EX: This story utilizes foreshadowing to add suspense and verbal irony to illustrate the main character s sinister nature.

5 BODY PARAGRAPHS Topic sentence MUST prove something literary TS MUST be connected to your thesis TS MUST include the literary device the paragraph is addressing and its purpose or effect on the story

6 BODY PARAGRAPHS C => Q => A=> transition => C=>Q=>A If you learn nothing else about writing this year, it is imperative that you are able to apply this concept to your writing!

7 Transition: merely signals that you re moving from the analysis of the previous quote to the context of the next one. (Next, secondly, in another example, furthermore etc.) C => Q => A=> t => C etc. CONTEXT: What s happening in the story when this piece of text is used and the speaker tag if it is dialogue. QUOTE: textual evidence that is properly cited Ex: Quote (Poe 86). ANALYSIS: Explains HOW / WHY your quote proves your topic sentence (how it shows the literary term and its purpose / effect)

8 C => Q => A=> t => C etc. CONTEXT: What s happening in the story when this piece of text is used and the speaker tag if it is dialogue. Once you have found the quote, re-read the paragraph BEFORE it, in order to refresh your memory. Although your context should be concise, it needs to be VERY specific to the QUOTE, not the story in general.

9 ANALYSIS EXPLAINS how your quote displays your literary term. Focus on word choice! If you re proving your quote serves as foreshadowing, you need to explain HOW and WHAT it specifically foreshadows. If you re proving symbolism, you need to explain HOW and WHAT things are being SYMBOLIZED. SHOULD NOT INCLUDE PLOT SUMMARY! That is part of CONTEXT and comes BEFORE the quote.

10 CONCLUSION Restate the 2 main ideas (literary terms) Summarize the purpose of the literary aspects Close the paragraph with a statement that offers closure. The best ones relate to the prompt, attention-getter, purpose of literary elements, or the story in general. You could also explain what the literary aspects add to the story.

11 GENERAL Avoid the use of ALL 1 st person pronouns and you in formal essay writing! Check your citation formats!

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13 DUE TOMORROW: You need to bring a ROUGH draft (1 st attempt) that consists of 4 paragraphs to class tomorrow. THIS MEANS ON PAPER! You should have an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Be sure you have followed ALL directions from the slide show and the drafting packet!