OUTLINING PROCESS – 5 STEP APPROACH Classification Essay OUTLINING PROCESS – 5 STEP APPROACH

STEP 1 – JOURNAL OF PURPOSE: CONCLUSION THINKING MYSTERY  HORROR SPECTRUM PLOTTING PUTTING “GUT” THOUGHTS INTO WORDS

STEP 2 – THESIS BUILDING & INTRO PLAN 1. HOOK – GET ATTENTION OR FOCUS 2. BACKGROUND BUILDING (TEXTS, BODY POINTS, “WHAT WE READ”) [WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT OR EXPLORING] THESIS IDEA

STEP 2 – THESIS BUILDING & INTRO PLAN THESIS EXAMPLES: HORROR FOR TEDDY; VIEWER IS CONSTANTLY LOST; SUSPENSE AND PLOT TWISTS ARE KEY SHUTTER ISLAND MAY SEEM LIKE A MYSTERY STORY BECAUSE OF THE PLOT TWISTS AND SUSPENSE, BUT THE HORROR THAT IS CREATED FOR THE CHARACTER TEDDY MAKES IT FEEL LIKE A HYBRID MYSTERY/HORROR FILM.

STEP 2 – THESIS BUILDING & INTRO PLAN THESIS EXAMPLES: MYSTERY QUESTIONING; VIEWER HAS TO THINK SHUTTER ISLAND SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A TRUE MYSTERY FILM BECAUSE OF ITS RELIANCE ON THE NEED TO RAISE QUESTIONS AND FORCE THE VIEWER TO THINK.

STEP 2 – THESIS BUILDING & INTRO PLAN THESIS EXAMPLES: MYSTERY B/C OF THINKING SHUTTER ISLAND SEEMS TO BE A TYPICAL MYSTERY FILM BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR’S GOAL IS TO FORCE US TO THINK—AT EVERY TURN IN THE FILM.

STEP 3 – GATHER CRITICAL THOUGHTS MYSTERY & HORROR TERMINOLOGY ISOLATION (BOTH) LOCKED ROOM (MYSTERY) THE CASE “BRIEF” (MYSTERY)

STEP 3 – GATHER CRITICAL THOUGHTS PSYCHOLOGICAL – MAKES YOU THINK (MYSTERY) PSYCHOLOGAL – MORE PROTAGONIST FOCUS TO UNDERSTAND PSYCHE OF THE CHARACTER (HORROR)

STEP 3 – GATHER CRITICAL THOUGHTS PSYCHOLOGICAL – GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN (HORROR) PSYCHOLOGICAL – THE DESIRE TO KNOW (MYSTERY) TENSION, RELEVANCE & REALISM (HORROR)

STEP 3 – GATHER CRITICAL THOUGHTS HARDBOILED PI – HE IS TRYING TO FIX A CORRUPT WORLD (MYSTERY) REFLECTING SOCIETAL FEARS (HORROR) BLOOD & GORE (HORROR) UNSETTLING IMAGES (HORROR)

STEP 3 – GATHER CRITICAL THOUGHTS ABRUPT TRANSITIONS AND JARRING CHANGES IN TONE (SUSPENSE/HORROR) RED HERRINGS – DEAD END PLOT TWISTS (MYSTERY) MORBID FASCINATION (HORROR)

STEP 4 – organize body: categories and ordered details

STEP 5 – CONCLUSION BULLET POINTS