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Crafting a Compelling Literary Analysis Essay: Tips and Guidelines

This guide outlines essential steps for creating a literary analysis essay. Start by discussing your reading selection and compiling information to create an outline. Focus on writing a strong thesis statement that captures your argument, and ensure each body paragraph supports it with well-developed claims, quotes, and clear interpretations. Remember to give examples from the text that will persuade your audience to interpret the story as you do. Stay organized and adhere to submission deadlines for essays and quizzes.

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Crafting a Compelling Literary Analysis Essay: Tips and Guidelines

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  1. Finish discussing last reading selection • Outlining information Comp 3, LAP 4, Day 3 blue

  2. Create an outline of your Literary Analysis paper. • Keep working on your speech • LAP 3 essay is due F day via paper and turnitin.com; peer edit form is due E day. • Journal open lab is due C day, 5/2. • Cumulative vocab quiz is due K day. Homework

  3. Goal: to persuade your audience to interpret a story in the same way you do. • How to reach your goal: Give strong quotes and examples from the book along with clear interpretation to guide your audience to interpret the story in the same way you do. Literary Analysis Essay

  4. Assume your audience has read the story– no need for lots of background info. • Have a clearly stated thesis that you refer to consistently throughout the paper. • Have clearly stated and proven claims in each body paragraph. These claims should support your thesis. Tips

  5. Start by writing your topic down and writing down all the reasons you’re right • Next, break your best reasons down into 2 categories– these categories will become your claims. • Write your thesis statement based off of your claims. Creating Claims and a Thesis Statement

  6. Must be specific • Do NOT say: Incarnate and St. Joe’s are similar in some ways but different in others. • DO say: Although Incarnate and St. Joe’s are both all girls’ schools in St. Louis, they are distinct in their approaches to education, their schedules, and the make up of their student body. Thesis Statements

  7. BRIEF background info, including title and author of story; set up your thesis. • Thesis. Intro Paragraph

  8. Claim • Quote • Quote Body paragraphs

  9. At least 4 total well-developed paragraphs. • At least 4 quotes from the stories (must cite). Paper Requirements

  10. template Outlining

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