Writing a Literary Analysis

How many body paragraphs do you have to write in an essay?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• none

What are some techniques to help paraphrase?

• separate ideas into multiple sentences or combine ideas into 1 sentence (depending on the original)

• change the order of the ideas

• use synonyms or definitions

• use evidence or quotes from the text

• use antonyms or opposites

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

Your essay should always have at least 3 paragraphs total.

• True

• False

When you put evidence in your essay, it must be copied word for word, and therefore must be put in__________.

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.8

What must start every body paragraph?

• a thesis

• a topic sentence

• a quote from the text

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2B

What does NOT belong in an introduction paragraph?

• text evidence

• the titles of the texts and authors

• the thesis

• background info or a short summary