Final Writing: Literary Analysis Outline-103

A 5-paragraph model for analyzing a piece of literature: theme or character in Cyrano

Title

Sets the stage for the essay

Introduction

Opening sentence	Catchy start, background information
Thesis statement	Main idea about one or two literary elements and how they connect
Evidence/citation/example	Supporting in-text citation/s from work itself or external literary analysis linked to “Works Cited”

Body Paragraph 1

Main idea 1	Clear topic sentence, links to thesis
Evidence/citation/example	Supporting in-text citation/s from work itself or external literary analysis linked to “Works Cited””

Body Paragraph 2

Main idea 1	Clear topic sentence, links to thesis
Evidence/citation/example	Supporting in-text citation/s from work itself or external literary analysis linked to “Works Cited”

Body Paragraph 3

Main idea 1	Clear topic sentence, links to thesis
Evidence/citation/example	Supporting in-text citation/s from work itself or external literary analysis linked to “Works Cited”

Conclusion

Main idea 1	Restates thesis in other words, summarizes main ideas, provides closure
Evidence/citation	Supporting in-text citation/s from work itself or external literary analysis linked to “Works Cited”

Endnotes (see AWC 6.3 Revised)

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Works Cited (see AWC 6.3 Revised)