Introduction:
Attention getter,
connecting
sentences, thesis
Boo! Get the audience’s
attention!
Prompt
• How does the conflict
between cultural traditions
and modern values affect the
characters?
Pronouns
• Avoid them!
• Do NOT use I, me, my, our,
yours, you, etc.
• Remember that your
subject is the literature
Thesis
• One statement (1 sentence)
• In a literary analysis, it must include title,
author, topic and point(s) made about the
topic
• Strategy: examine prompt and put it into
your own voice and words, be sure to include
all elements of the prompt (this keeps focus),
write your thesis FIRST!
• Thesis goes in the last line of intro. Why?
• To transition into body paragraphs
Thesis Statement
• Every story has a purpose for being told,
but the three most important purposes
of storytelling are explaining life’s
mysteries, passing down cultural
traditions, and teaching life lessons
which are evident in “The Fisherman
and the Jinnee” from “Genesis” and
“Popol Vuh,” “Sibi” from the
Mahabarata, and The “Counsels of the
Bird” by Rumi.
Attention Getter
• Get your audience interested in
your topic
• Strategies: narrative, quote,
background information,
imagery (paint a picture of your
topic for audience), start with a
big idea
Example Attention Getter
From the dawn of ancient
civilization to modern society,
storytelling has been and still is a
large part of human relationships and
culture.
Connecting Sentences
• Lead into the thesis
• Now bring in elements of the
story that relate to attention
getter and thesis
Connecting Sentences
Throughout history and from every corner
of the earth, stories have been used to
explain life’s mysteries such as where and
how did life begin? Without storytelling,
many civilizations would be lost because
storytelling preserves cultural traditions
and passes them on to future generations.
However, most importantly, stories teach
morals and values to younger generations.
What does an Introduction look like?
• Indent
• Attention getter (1-2 +)
• Connecting sentences (2-3+)
• Thesis (1)
Every story has a purpose for being told, but the three
most important purposes of storytelling are explaining life’s
mysteries, passing down cultural traditions, and teaching life
lessons which are evident in “The Fisherman and the Jinnee”
from “Genesis” and “Popol Vuh,” “Sibi” from the
Mahabarata, and The “Counsels of the Bird” by Rumi.
Throughout history and from every corner of the earth,
stories have been used to explain life’s mysteries such as
where and how did life begin? Without storytelling, many
civilizations would be lost because storytelling preserves
cultural traditions and passes them on to future generations.
However, most importantly, stories teach morals and values
to younger generations. Every story has a purpose for being
told, but the three most important purposes of storytelling
are explaining life’s mysteries, passing down cultural
traditions, and teaching life lessons which are evident in
“The Fisherman and the Jinnee” from “Genesis” and “Popol
Vuh,” “Sibi” from the Mahabarata, and The “Counsels of the
Bird” by Rumi.
Body Building
Body Paragraph
• Keep focus with Clear Topic Sentence
• Provide Support!! All details must have focus
(support the topic sentence)!
• Concrete Details (at least two)
• Always provide page numbers
• Commentary are your ideas! Must explain the
concrete detail provided
Topic Sentence
• Look back to thesis
• Write a sentence about your first
point (from thesis)
• Do not use a concrete detail from
the text as a topic sentence
• Should be pretty general
Concrete Detail
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Fact from text
Specific event/area from text
Use a quote
Use a brief summary
SPECIFIC
2 per body paragraph
Use transitions (for example,
specifically, etc)
Commentary
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Your ideas
Your reactions
Your opinions
Your explanation
Must support detail provided
2 per detail
Closing Sentence
• Draw a conclusion about the
topic
• What can you say about your
point now?
• Different from topic sentence