Week 2 Literary Analysis Outline

Introduction:

· Briefly paraphrase the maxims you’ve chosen and explain why they are important values.

· Identify the film and give a brief description of the characters you are analyzing.

· Remember to avoid the first-person point of view (I, me, my, our, ours) and the second-person point of view (you, your, yours) in formal writing.

Thesis Statement (fill in the blanks on the right). This will be the last sentence of your introduction

Three maxims from Franklin's "The Way to Wealth" that the characters embody in The Color Purple (or The Great Gatsby) are _____, _____, and _____.

Body Paragraph 1: Elaborate on the first point in your thesis statement

Topic Sentence: (Example: [Character’s name] embodies Franklin’s maxim of “____” when they _____.)

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Concluding Sentence:

Quote(s) from the film you will use to support this point:

Body Paragraph 2: Elaborate on the second point in your thesis statement

Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the second maxim you selected)

Detail 1:

Detail 2:

Detail 3:

Concluding Sentence:

Quote(s) from the film you will use to support this point:

Body Paragraph 3: Elaborate on the third point in your thesis statement

Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the third maxim you selected)

Detail 1:

Detail 2:

Detail 3:

Concluding Sentence:

Quote(s) from the film you will use to support this point:

Conclusion:

Summarize the main points in the body paragraphs and paraphrase your thesis.