This week we are working on a literary analysis essay.
Tuesday: Today we went over the PowerPoint on writing the essay. We discussed the types of symbolism in "The Red Room."
1. Red Room symbolizes danger
2. Darkness symbolizes fear
3. Light symbolized courage or safety
There were two handouts, one that explained the assignment with a rubric on the back, and an organizational chart. The chart is basically the rough draft. Both of these papers will be turned in with the typed essay. Essay on top, completed chart behind essay, and rubric on the very back.
After going over the PowerPoint, we stopped on the introduction part. Students spent the rest of class working on the first line across of the chart (this is the introduction information).
Wednesday: Today I handed out the PowerPoint for students to use to do the body paragraph, and then the conclusion is on the board. Students are to finish the organizational chart, and be prepared to write their final draft of the essay tomorrow.
Thursday & Friday: Students will be in the writing lab typing up their essays.
Here is a breakdown of the parts of the essay:
Introduction:
•The thesis statement tells your reader what to expect: it states the
purpose of your essay -- the point you are trying to make.
Using your Ipad
to research the author (H. G. Wells)
Find 2 important facts about the author
Find a fact about why or when he wrote
“The Red Room.”
Include these facts in your introduction
paragraph before you write the thesis statement.
Fill all of this information in on your organizational chart. All of this information helps you write your introduction paragraph.
Body:
TS – Topic Sentence: Introduces the
literary device and the author’s purpose for using it.
Evidence - Introduces and
quotes something from the story, with quotation marks and page number. (should
be from your Chart)
Analysis: Tells what the
literary device means and its effect on the reader.
Analysis: Tell how the example reflects the
theme.
CS – Concluding
Sentence: Brings paragraph to
an end.
Conclusion:
A. Restatement of the
Thesis Statement, using synonyms for your main theme words.
B. Write a sentence about how this theme/message was important to
the main character of the story
C. Write a sentence about how the literary device (symbolism) was
used to create a mood/tone in the story that helped the reader understand the
message.
D. Write a sentence that tells how this theme could help everyone
or society as a whole.
This is the most important information from the slides.
