1. A Special Type of Informative Essay

2. INTRODUCTION Attention-Getter Necessary Information Author’s full name Title of the story Brief plot summary or introduction to the story Thesis statement BODY PARAGRAPH 1 Topic Sentence Introduce Quote Quote Analysis of Quote BODY PARAGRAPH 2 Topic Sentence Introduce Quote Quote Analysis of Quote BODY PARAGRAPH 3 Topic Sentence Introduce Quote Quote Analysis of Quote CONCLUSION Restate your thesis Restate your reasons/examples Wrap it up with your final thoughts and/or clincher Literary Analysis Essay Outline Follow this outline when writing your literary analysis essay.

3. Informative Essay Introduction *hook: (get the reader’s attention; relate to the reader) *thesis: (state the main idea and focus of the essay clearly) body paragraph *Idea #1: *Evidence from the text (quote, fact, or statistic) *Identify/Cite the source of the evidence **Elaboration (explanation of the evidence/your input) body paragraph *Idea #2: *Evidence from the text (quote, fact, or statistic) *Identify/Cite the source of the evidence **Elaboration (explanation of the evidence/your input) body paragraph *Idea #3: *Evidence from the text (quote, fact, or statistic) *Identify/Cite the source of the evidence **Elaboration (explanation of the evidence/your input) conclusion *restate your thesis (clearly and in different words) *closer (reference back to hook/look to the future/most important idea TTT T

4. Informative Essay/Literary Analysis Introduction *hook: (get the reader’s attention; relate to the reader) *necessary information (title/author/summary) *thesis: (state the main idea and focus of the essay clearly) body paragraph *Idea #1: *Evidence from the text (quote, fact, or statistic) *Identify/Cite the source of the evidence **Elaboration (explanation of the evidence/your input) body paragraph *Idea #2: *Evidence from the text (quote, fact, or statistic) *Identify/Cite the source of the evidence **Elaboration (explanation of the evidence/your input) body paragraph *Idea #3: *Evidence from the text (quote, fact, or statistic) *Identify/Cite the source of the evidence **Elaboration (explanation of the evidence/your input) conclusion *restate your thesis (clearly and in different words) *closer (reference back to hook/look to the future/most important idea T TT T

5. Three Choices—Pick One  “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus  “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson  “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

6. “The New Colossus”  Subject—The Statue of Liberty  Source materials: Poem, Article  Writing Prompt: How does “The New Colossus” affect the way we view the Statue of Liberty?  Pages 75-85 in workbook

7. “The Charge of the Light Brigade”  Subject—A famous battle in history  Source Materials: Newspaper Article, Essay, Poem  Writing Prompt: How does “The Charge of the Light Brigade” affect your understanding of the real events behind the poem?  Pages 87-98 in workbook

8. “Paul Revere’s Ride”  Subject—Paul Revere/American Revolution  Source Materials: Essay, Poem, Essay  Writing Prompt: Compare and contrast the historical events of Paul Revere’s ride with the events as they are described in Longfellow’s poem.  Pages 132-142 in workbook

9. Your Literary Analysis (whichever one you choose) is due on Monday, March 9 th