Pre Writing In English Essay

Literary Thesis Essay Graphic Organizer

Prewriting
What is the essential question of the assignment?: This will be
answered in your thesis statement and your entire essay.

Due dates:
Essential question: Thesis Statement: __________ __________

_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Brainstorming: Use this section to begin answering the essential question.
that will help you answer this question.

Completed graphic organizer: __________ First Complete Draft: Final Draft: __________ __________

You should go back to the text to begin gathering information

C. Rush 3/2009

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Literary Thesis Essay Graphic Organizer

Introductory Paragraph
Lead-in statement –Intro of broad subject: Lead in statements
might (1) make a striking assertion, (2) provide an anecdote or example that helps to illustrate your subject, (3) use an interesting detail, statistic, or quote, or (4) ask a provocative question. Regardless of your approach, you need to let your reader know about the broad subject of the essay

_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Work(s) of literature and author(s) studied:
You need to incorporate this into the “Lead-In” or “Brief Overview” sections of your intro paragraph!

Your introduction should start on a general level with lead-in statements and gradually focus in on the...