INTRO:
introduces SUBJECT/HOOK, TITLES/AUTHORS, background Information and THESIS
Body Paragraphs (A and B):
The purpose of the body paragraphs here is to develop ideas and to provide textual support for those
ideas.
For Example: If your prompt deals with "a significant decision a character has to make which changes
them one way or another..." or something similar, then the ALTERNATING Method works well.
Text A: Idea 1- the character BEFORE the decision
Text B: Idea 1-the character BEFORE the decision
Text A: Idea 2-the DECISION the character makes
Text B: Idea 2-the DECISION the character makes
Text A: Idea 3-the RAMIFICATIONS of that decision
Text B Idea 3-the RAMIFICATIONS of that decision
CONCLUSION
A final paragraph that refers directly back to the ideas of the thesis statement and the demands of the
prompt. This might also be a good time to reach outside the texts and find direct relevance to the
outside world. End with a flourish.
To what effect have writers used death or dying in
two of the works you have studied
Before the moment
Othello Before:
othello and iago plotting to kill desdemona
act 4 scene 1, line 199-204
othello is fully convinced that desdemona has cheated on him, feels anger and wants blood
TTTC Before:
tim o brien view on war
During the moment
Othello
TTTC:
After the moment
Othello:
TTTC: