Literary Analysis Essay SS

An introduction paragraph starts with....

• a summary of the text

• General statement/Hook

• the thesis

• what all authors do

In an introduction paragraph what should come right after the general statement/hook?

• Summary/Background information/context

• Sentence about the weather

• Sentence identifying central idea

• Sentence identifying literary element

Which is an example of a theme?

• The character Melinda struggles with her mental health.

• Romeo and Juliet die because their parents didn't get along.

• It is important to always have hope.

From the following options, which best describes the theme of a story where a young girl overcomes her fear of speaking in public to win a school debate?

• Fear can make people betray others.

• Overcoming personal challenges

• Overcoming personal challenges can help make you a better person.

• Fear

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Where is the most common place to put a thesis statement?

• first sentence of the introduction

• second sentence of the introduction

• last sentence of the introduction

• at the beginning of each body paragraph

In a sentence with evidence, what should come before the evidence?

• Lead in

• Citation

• Restating of the claim

• Explanation

A quote should always have a parenthetical citation. What is an example of a CORRECT parenthetical citation?

• (Anderson, 260).

• (Anderson pg. 260).

• (Anderson page 260).

• (Anderson 260).

What should the conclusion paragraph end with?

• a restatement of the thesis

• a summary of the points made in the essay

• Topic importance or relevance

• a hook

What should come after each sentence with textual evidence?

• conclusion paragraph

• restatement of the thesis

• analysis/explanation of evidence

• another quotation

In the following list of introduction paragraph pieces, what should #2 be?

1. 1.General statement

2. 2.

3. 3.Thesis

• introduction to text and author with a brief summary

• Personal opinion on the text

• Definition of the literary element

• Quotation