Name:
Date:
BRAINSTORMING 
Claims & Evidence
(TENTATIVE) THESIS STATEMENT:
CLAIM #1 – What is the first thing you are arguing or trying to prove?
EVIDENCE #1
EVIDENCE #2 (backup or supplemental)
Quote & in-text citation:
How does this close reading
help you prove your thesis?
What PART of your thesis is

this paragraph tackling?:
CLAIM #2 – What is the next thing you have to prove, based on your thesis?
EVIDENCE #1
EVIDENCE #2 (backup or supplemental)
Quote:
How does this close reading
help you prove your thesis?
What PART of your thesis is
this paragraph tackling?:

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Name:
Date:
(TENTATIVE) THESIS STATEMENT:
CLAIM #3 – What is the next thing you have to prove, based on your thesis?
EVIDENCE #1
EVIDENCE #2 (backup or supplemental)
Quote:
How does this close reading
help you prove your thesis?
What PART of your thesis is

this paragraph tackling?:
CLAIM #4 – What is the next thing you have to prove, based on your thesis?
EVIDENCE #1
EVIDENCE #2 (backup or supplemental)
Quote:
How does this close reading
help you prove your thesis?
What PART of your thesis is
this paragraph tackling?:

BRAINSTORM: What are some potential “So What?” implications of your essay, your thesis,
and your interpretation of this novel?
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