Central idea: Clarice Starling desperate need to succeed in a male dominated industry(the FBI)
Structure: The analysis must have a thesis statement (the central idea of the essay). You defend this thesis using at least 3 arguments and support these arguments with evidence from the text.
1. Your essay must cover the topic you are writing about.
2. Your essay must have a central idea (stated in your thesis) that governs its development.
3. Your essay must be organized so that every paragraph contributes something to the reader’s understanding of the central idea
Literary Essay Organization: 5 paragraphs /§/ in total– 1 paragraph=1 perspective/idea
§1: The introductory paragraph must incorporate the following: the purpose of the essay, the thesis statement
The beginning sentences of the introduction that catch the reader’s interest. The introduction explains why you are writing this analysis. State the main point or thesis of your essay. Your thesis should answer a question about how an important element in the piece of literature works. For instance, you might answer the question: What do you think was the main point the author was trying to make about his/her subject (theme) or what was the author trying to show through one of the characters?
Body Paragraphs* — supporting arguments, textual evidence, analysis (paragraphs 2,3,4)
§2: supporting argument #1
Explain your first point connected to your thesis. Discuss your interpretation and support it with quotations from the book.
§3: supporting argument #2
Explain your second point connected to your thesis. Discuss your interpretation and support it with quotations from the book.
§4: supporting argument #3
Explain your third point connected to your thesis and support it with quotations from the book.
§5 The concluding paragraph summarizes the main ideas (paragraph 5)
You can summarize your main points, and connect them to your thesis. You can connect your interpretation to a larger theme in the novel or you can explain what you learned about human nature or the complexity of human experience through the novel.
Reference List
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name.
Explanation of each paragraph
Introduction
The opening paragraph.
The introduction should include the following:
Introductions should identify the work of literature being discussed, name the author, and briefly present the issue that the body of your essay will more fully develop (your thesis). Basically, introductions suggest that something interesting is occurring in a particular work of literature.
The thesis statement is the announcement of your analytical argument that you intend to make and prove in the duration of your essay. It is a road map for the essay—it tells the
reader what to expect from the rest of the essay.
Body:
The body of your paper should logically and fully develop and support your thesis.
The body consists of 3 paragraphs, one for each supporting argument.
Each body paragraph should focus on one main idea that supports your thesis statement.
Each body paragraph should include the following 5 parts:
A topic sentence — a topic sentence states the main point of a paragraph: it serves as a mini-thesis for the paragraph. You might think of it as a signpost for your readers—or a headline—something that alerts them to the most important, interpretive points in your essay. It might be helpful to think of a topic sentence as working in two directions simultaneously. It relates the paragraph to the essay’s thesis, and thereby acts as a signpost for the argument of the paper, but it also defines the scope of the paragraph itself.
Context for the quote 1. Who says it? What is happening in the text when they say it? 2. This prepares the reader for the quote by introducing the speaker, setting, and/or situation.
Quote/Concrete details — a specific example from the work used to provide evidence for your topic sentence/support thesis.
Commentary — your explanation and interpretation of the concrete detail. Commentary explains how the concrete detail proves the thesis.
Clincher/Concluding Sentence — last sentence of the body paragraph. It concludes the paragraph by tying the concrete details and commentary back to the major thesis.
Conclusion:
The last paragraph, where you are given one last chance to convince the reader of your argument and provide a sense of closure.
a. Summarize your argument AND extend your argument.
b. A sophisticated conclusion does not simply restate the thesis of the introduction or summarize the logic presented in the body of the essay. Your conclusion, most often, will try to suggest the broader significance of your discussion — why is it important?
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