Analytical Essay Brainstorming Template
Prompt: Write an essay in which you identify and explain a theme that is similar in both Beowulf and
Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game.” In your essay discuss how each author uses the
characters, events/plot, and setting in their works to develop the theme.
Introduction
Hook:
Authors, Titles, Some Background:
Thesis (How and Why?)
First Point
Main Idea #1 (focus on characterization and tie to thesis):
Fact/Quote from Beowulf to be used in body paragraph 1:
Fact/Quote from “The Most Dangerous Game” to be used in body paragraph 2:
Second Point
Main Idea #2 (focus on plot and tie to thesis):
Fact/Quote from Beowulf to be used in body paragraph 3:
Fact/Quote from “The Most Dangerous Game” to be used in body paragraph 4:
Analytical Essay Brainstorming Template
Prompt: Write an essay in which you identify and explain a theme that is similar in both Beowulf and
Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game.” In your essay discuss how each author uses the
characters, events/plot, and setting in their works to develop the theme.
Third Point
Main Idea #3 (focus on setting and tie to thesis):
Fact/Quote from Beowulf to be used in body paragraph 5:
Fact/Quote from “The Most Dangerous Game” to be used in body paragraph 6:
Conclusion
Restate Thesis:
Restate 3 Points:
End on a Powerful Note: