Your argument:
Literary Analysis - Table for the 3 Support Paragraphs (we are only doing 2)
______________
(Ex: Alienation)
Your thesis:
Other words that mean
the same:
Model:
The father is responsible for the tension in the family
because he creates distance within his family, and he
purposely brings home an old dog.
Underline the subject of your thesis. Put two lines under the claim/opinion. Number your 2 reasons.
1st Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence:
Include your underlined
words above and reason
number ①, but say it in a
slightly different way.
Write lead in sentence(s):
EXAMPLE
Follow it with a supporting
EXAMPLE #1 with QUOTES
Quote:
Weave your quote in! Do not
begin the sentence with it. At
the end of the quote cite it
with a page number.
Ex: (2).
Transition: Transition…
to next example. (In addition,
Also, Furthermore, etc.)
Write lead in sentence(s):
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE #2 with QUOTES
Follow it with a supporting
Quote:
Weave your quote in. Do not
begin the sentence with it.
Cite it with the page number.
Comment:
Answer “so what?”
or “what does this mean?
Connect it to life.
(third person)
Concluding
Sentence:
for the whole paragraph.
( Clearly, the reader learns/
sees/understands that …)
2nd Body Paragraph
Underlined words from thesis: _____________________________, ________________________________,
Reason number ②. _________________________________________________________________________
Topic Sentence:
Include your underlined
words above and reason
number ②, but say it in a
slightly different way.
Write lead in sentence(s):
EXAMPLE
Follow it with a supporting
Quote:
Weave your quote in! Do not
begin the sentence with it. At
the end of the quote cite it
with a page number.
Ex: (2).
Transition:
to next example. (In addition,
Also, Furthermore, etc.)
Write lead in sentence(s):
EXAMPLE
Follow it with a supporting
Quote:
Weave your quote in. Do not
begin the sentence with it.
Cite it with the page number.
Comment:
on quote.
Answer “so what?”
or “what does this mean?
Connect it to life.
(third person)
Concluding
Sentence:
for the whole paragraph.
( Clearly, the reader learns/
sees/understands that …)
3rd Body Paragraph
Underlined words from thesis: _____________________________, ________________________________,
Reason number ③. _________________________________________________________________________
Topic Sentence:
Include your underlined
words above and reason
number ③, but say it in a
slightly different way.
Write lead in sentence(s):
EXAMPLE
Follow it with a supporting
Quote:
Weave your quote in! Do not
begin the sentence with it. At
the end of the quote cite it
with a page number.
Ex: (2).
Transition:
to next example. (In addition,
Also, Furthermore, etc.)
Write lead in sentence(s):
EXAMPLE
Follow it with a supporting
Quote:
Weave your quote in. Do not
begin the sentence with it.
Cite it with the page number.
Comment:
on quote.
Answer “so what?”
or “what does this mean?
Connect it to life.
(third person)
Concluding
Sentence:
for the whole paragraph.
( Clearly, the reader learns/
sees/understands that …)