Name:____________________________
Date:__________________
Critical Lens Format and Review
World Lit. and Analysis
Ms. Grgas
I.Introduction
A. Write the critical lens statement.
1. Put the statement into a sentence like, “Howard Smith once stated that, ‘All human beings are capable of love.’”
2. Be sure to include the author of the statement.
B. Explain the quote in your own words.
C. Introduce the title, author, and genre of the novel you will be discussing.
D. Mention briefly how the novel proves or disproves the critical lens’ validity.
E. Many literary elements help to communicate the message of the critical lens statement.
1. Be specific and choose two.
2. Mention how they help to illustrate the author’s message.
F. The two characters/events/etc. that will be used to prove the critical lens statement is true are _____ and _____.
II.Body Paragraph #1
A. Discuss details from the book that prove the truth of the critical lens statement. The paragraph should contain between 5-7 sentences.
1. The author’s use of _____ helps to communicate/convey the message of the critical lens statement, (copy the critical lens statement).
2. Define the literary technique.
3. Provide at least two examples from the book that show how the literary element that you chose relates to the characters or events that you chose.
4. Provide a sentence that shows how your element proves the critical lens quote to be true or false.
III. Body Paragraph #2
A. Discuss details from the book that prove the truth of the critical lens statement. The paragraph should contain between 5-7 sentences.
1. The author’s use of the literary element _____, also helps to communicate/convey the message of the critical lens statement.
2. Define the literary technique.

3. Write a few sentences that give specific examples or illustrate specific details about how the literary element that you chose relates to the characters or events that you chose.
4. Provide a sentence that shows how your second literary element proves the critical lens quote to be true or false.
5. The literary elements _____ and _____ show that
(explain the critical lens statement in your own words).
IV. Body Paragraph #3
A.
Discuss details from the book that prove the truth of the critical lens statement. The paragraph should contain between 5-7 sentences.
1.
The author’s use of the literary element _____, also helps to communicate/convey the message of the critical lens statement.
2.
Define the literary technique.
3.
Write a few sentences that give specific examples or illustrate specific details about how the literary element that you chose relates to the characters or events that you chose.
4.
Provide a sentence that shows how your second literary element proves the critical lens quote to be true or false.
5.
The literary elements _____, _____, and _____ show that (explain the critical lens statement in your own words).
IV. Conclusion
A. This paragraph should have between 4-6 sentences.
1. As you can see, the literary elements in _____ by _____ show that “copy critical lens statement.”
2. Give a brief summary of the major points you discussed that prove the critical lens statement to be true or false.
3. Give one final statement that cements the point you are making into the mind of the reader. At this point, the reader should know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that what you have proven is valid, supported, and right.
Keep in Mind:
1. Underline the titles of long works of literature (plays, novels, memoirs, novellas, etc.).
2. Capitalize the titles of books and the author’s name at all times.
3. Sometimes, the easiest literary elements to write about are characterization, conflict, theme, and resolution.

4. Do not summarize the entire plot! Your job is to apply the literary elements to the characters that you chose to discuss in relation to the critical lens quote.
5. Do not forget to include and original and interesting title.