Sentence Outline for Analytical Response to "Good Country People"

Outline Puzzle Approach

Complete this outline for the body portion of your literary essay. This outline should be in formal sentence form.

NOTE: I have given you more instructions on this outline. You may delete everything in the places where your information should go.

Your Working Title

Thesis (How you think O’Connor defines a good country person and which character fits that definition; qualify your thesis using a word like “perhaps,” “seems,” or “may”):

I. Topic Sentence (your understanding of O’Connor’s explanation of a good country person and how that title is ironic):

A. Claim— Your understanding of O’Connor’s explanation of a good country person

Evidence— DO NOT USE ANY QUOTES IN THIS PARAGRAPH; everything should be in YOUR OWN WORDS

Explanation (show how this evidence supports your main idea)—

B. Claim— How the title of the story is ironic

Evidence— DO NOT USE ANY QUOTES IN THIS PARAGRAPH; everything should be in YOUR OWN WORDS

Explanation (show how this evidence supports your main idea)—

II. Topic Sentence (how the other characters are not good country people):

A. Claim—

Evidence— Now, you may quote from the story and article

Analysis (show how this evidence supports your main idea)—

B. Claim—

Evidence—

Analysis (show how this evidence supports your main idea)—

III. Topic Sentence (character who you think is a good country person):

A. Claim—

Evidence—

Analysis (show how this evidence supports your main idea)—

B. Claim—

Evidence—

Analysis (show how this evidence supports your main idea)—