Outline: Literary
Analysis Outline: Literary
Analysis
I. Thesis/Interpretation (summed up in a one-sentence thesis statement)
II. Topic Sentence 1 (summing up some major observation about the story that supports the thesis)
A. Supporting details from the story and your explanations of how they support your topic sentence.
B. Select quotes from the story to help support your topic sentence.
C. Quotations or paraphrases from secondary sources to help support your topic sentence.
III. Topic Sentence 2 (summing up some major observation about the story
that supports the thesis)
A. Supporting details from the story and your explanations of how they support your topic sentence.
B. Select quotes from the story to help support your topic sentence.
C. Quotations or paraphrases from secondary sources to help support your topic sentence.
IV. Topic Sentence 3 (summing up some major
observation about the story that supports the thesis)
A. Supporting details from the story and your explanations of how they support your topic sentence.
B. Select quotes from the story to help support your topic sentence.
C. Quotations or paraphrases from secondary sources to help support your topic sentence.
V. Topic Sentence 4 (summing up some major
observation about the story that supports the thesis)
A. Supporting details from the story and your explanations of how they support your topic sentence.
B. Select quotes from the story to help support your topic sentence.
C. Quotations or paraphrases from secondary sources to help support your topic sentence.
VI. Conclusion (reinforce the interpretation: echo the introduction, summarize analysis, discuss application or importance of the theme)