Outline Formula I Introduction A Attention Getter 1

Outline Formula I. Introduction A. Attention Getter 1. Explain attention getter and tie to topic B. Background/introductory Info about your Author 1. 2. 3. Information about the author’s life and career that might be important to the content of your paper Information about the author’s life and career…. C. Thesis Statement – delivers the main idea of your paper

II. Body A. Statement about the importance of the story to introduce your three to four sentence summary. 1. Very brief summary of the story 2. Very brief summary of the story 3. Very brief summary of the story B. Statement about 1 st example of literary device 1. 2. 3. 4. Illustration – quote the specific part of the text you will discuss as an example of the literary device Explanation of WHY the illustration is an example of the literary device you identified it as. Transition word (this word will often be included in the statement about the 2 nd example)

C. Statement about 2 nd example of literary device 1. 2. 3. 4. Illustration – quote the specific part of the text you will discuss as an example of the literary device Explanation of WHY the illustration is an example of the literary device you identified it as. Transition word (this word will often be included in the statement about the 3 rd example) D. Statement about 3 rd example of literary device 1. 2. 3. 4. Illustration – quote the specific part of the text you will discuss as an example of the literary device Explanation of WHY the illustration is an example of the literary device you identified it as. Closing of the explanation

III. Conclusion A. Restate Thesis (rework the sentence) the main point of the paper worded similarly B. Additional info/opinions/thoughts C. Closing statement (often refers back to attention getter)