The Detailed Paragraph and the Detailed Five-Paragraph Essay

(Literary Analysis Essay Format)

Detailed Paragraph Structure

Added levels of support

Added levels of support (and new colors of orange and purple)

Expanded Color Scheme:

yellow = topic sentence

green = support (reasons)

orange = facts (quotes; examples)

purple = opinion (commentary; interpretation

blue = conclusion or transition sentence

New

Response to Literature Essay Outlining Guide(page one shown)

Note-taking Guide for Students

Body paragraph outline (page 1 only)

Writing Guides and Handouts for Students

Worksheet for an Introductory Paragraph

Ten sample Leads (or Hooks) for Students

(page one of two)

Ten sample Leads (or Hooks) for Students

(page two of two)

Suggestions for Writing a Concluding Paragraph

Developing “Ideas” for Literary Analysis

The Double-Entry (or Dialectical) Journal

Develops students’ “commentary” skills

Prewriting Guides like these provide “scaffolding” for students.

(Page 1 only shown)

The Troublesome

“Thesis Statement”

Excellent resources from Sandra Effinger at the Oklahoma Writing Project

Thesis sentence introduction

Many model thesis statements to analyze

Thesis Exam

Questions??