The Detailed Paragraph and the
Detailed Five-Paragraph Essay
(Literary Analysis Essay Format)
Detailed
Paragraph
Structure
Added
levels of
support
Added
levels of
support
(and new
colors of
orange
and
purple)
Expanded Color Scheme:
yellow = topic sentence
green = support (reasons)
orange = facts (quotes; examples)
New
purple = opinion (commentary;
interpretation
blue = conclusion or transition
sentence
Response to
Literature Essay
Outlining Guide
(page one shown)
Note-taking
Guide for
Students
Body
paragraph
outline
(page 1
only)
Writing Guides and Handouts
for Students
Worksheet for
an
Introductory
Paragraph
Ten sample Leads
(or Hooks) for
Students
(page one of two)
Ten sample
Leads (or Hooks)
for Students
(page two of two)
Suggestions for
Writing a
Concluding
Paragraph
Developing “Ideas” for Literary
Analysis
The Double-Entry
(or Dialectical)
Journal
Develops students’
“commentary” skills
Prewriting Guides
like these provide
“scaffolding” for
students.
(Page 1 only shown)
The Troublesome
“Thesis Statement”
Excellent resources from Sandra Effinger at the
Oklahoma Writing Project
Thesis
sentence
introduction
Many model
thesis
statements to
analyze
Thesis
Exam
Questions??