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OUTLINE FOR PAPER
This is a POSSIBLE outline for the final paper - it is NOT mandatory.
Introduction:
- Introduce topic
- Thesis statement: WHAT YOU ARE ARGUING.
- EXAMPLE: Hawthorne uses allegory in.... to effect the reader in these ways: XYZ.
Body Paragraphs
ARTIFACT:
- Topic sentence (ties to thesis and unites paragraph).
- Evidence for argument (TEXT OR ARTIFACT)
- Analysis (CLOSE READING)
- Support (from research).
POINT X (heading ties directly to thesis) All paragraphs related to this point are organized below heading.
- Topic sentence (ties to thesis and unites paragraph).
- Evidence for argument (TEXT OR ARTIFACT)
- Analysis (CLOSE READING)
- Support (from research).
- Topic sentence (ties to thesis and unites paragraph).
- Evidence for argument (TEXT OR ARTIFACT)
- Analysis (CLOSE READING)
- Support (from research).
POINT # Y
- Topic sentence (ties to thesis and unites paragraph).
- Evidence for argument (TEXT OR ARTIFACT)
- Analysis (CLOSE READING)
- Support (from research).
- Topic sentence (ties to thesis and unites paragraph).
- Evidence for argument (TEXT OR ARTIFACT)
- Analysis (CLOSE READING)
- Support (from research).
You get the idea ...
Conclusion:
- Wrap it up (maybe look ahead - how could this be applied...).
Comments (3)
Abigail Heiniger said
at 9:40 pm on Aug 29, 2016
Welcome to American Lit I! Glad to have you in class!
Johnteasha said
at 11:22 am on Oct 5, 2016
Excellent Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Comments
Thesis
Clear and concise. One sentence.
Map the entire paper.
MAKES AN ARGUMENT
Spread into two sentences.
Guiding idea.
Vague or missing.
Makes a truth statement rather than an argument.
Evidence (from text)
Uses clear evidence:
quotes and paraphrases (and citations). And decides WISELY which to use.
No clear evidence (vague references to the text).
Analysis
Close reading that finds deeper meaning in teh text (used as evidence).
Analysis is the majority of the paper.
All supports the thesis.
Has one sentence of analysis for every quote.
Abigail Heiniger said
at 11:42 am on Nov 21, 2016
It looks like you've got great comments here for your paper - but since the material isn't posted here, I cannot leave you comments as well. Sorry about that. But I have posted suggestions for your outline as you think about revising the paper. I look forward to the final paper and presentation.
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