Name: ___________________________________ Date: ____________________________
“Sonny’s Blues”
Brainstorming
DIRECTIONS: In order to properly create a thought provoking essay it is necessary to first do some
brainstorming in order to organize your ideas. Complete the following in order to help you to create your
Analysis Essay on “Sonny’s Blues.”
Which of the four choices do you plan to respond to?
Why did you choose this prompt?
In addition to the prompt, you are required to utilize at least one other quote from the story.
What is this quote and on what page can it be found?
Explain why it is that this quote is relevant to your essay.
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Use this space to jot down the “guts” to your ideas.
This is the information that should act as the support for your essay.
 The basic rule: if you subdivide, you
MUST have at
least TWO subdivisions in order to do
so
 If you have a I, you must have a II; an A
a B; a 1 a 2, etc.
Use this space to create an Introductory Paragraph that
is general in nature yet explains what your essay will
deal with in the process.
Use this space to create a Concluding Paragraph that is
general in nature yet sums up your essay.
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