Literary Analysis Task

WALT create create strong essays for the LAT prompt of the NJSLA

The Literary Analysis Task

• Two pieces of fictional work. Could be two short stories, or a play and a short story, or a poem and a short story.

• Will as you to compare something about the two stories

Thesis Statement

Should include both titles, and any key ELA words from the prompt. (Point of View, conflict, setting, characters, etc.)

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Multiple Choice

How many texts will you read for the Literary Analysis Task?

• One

• Two

• Three

Multiple Select

What should your thesis statement include?

• Both Titles

• All ELA terms included in the prompt

• Text Evidence

• "I know this because"

Multiple Choice

Which thesis is the correct thesis for this prompt:

You have read passages from the novels The Georges and the Jewels and Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse. Both were written in the first-person point of view. Write an essay in which you compare the way the authors use first-person point of view to develop the characters. Be sure to cite specific examples from both passages.

• Both stories use point of view in different ways.

• Both "The Georges" and "The Jewels and Black Beauty" use first person point of view to develop a character, but they do it in different ways.

• Both "The Georges" and "The Jewels and Black beauty" develop their characters, but they do it in different ways.

• Both stories use first person point of view, but they do it in different ways.

Body Paragraphs

• Transition Words:

  • Go at the beginning of the body paragraphs

  • Must be included before you make your first claim

  • ARE REQUIRED

  • Words like: First, Next, Another, Then, Finally

Body Paragraphs

• Text Evidence

  • Should match your claim for that particular paragraph

  • Should have two pieces per paragraph

  • Should be properly cited (p.3)

You should have two body paragraphs, since you are going to be talking about two texts.

Body Paragraphs

Open Ended

List as many transition words as you can think of

Multiple Choice

How many body paragraphs should you have?

• One

• Two

• Three

Conclusion

Should include a transition word

• Finally,

• In conclusion,

• to wrap it up,

• Should restate your thesis

• Should go over your main points

• Should be longer than one sentence

• Should not include "I"

Conclusion

Multiple Choice

How much text evidence should you use per paragraph?

• One piece of evidence

• Two pieces of evidence

• One piece of evidence per point you make

Multiple Choice

True or False: You need to properly cite your evidence

• True

• False