A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” - Samuel Johnson AGENDA -New Seating Chart -Bellwork—Essay Notes -Receive essay assignment Identify elements of basic literary analysis essay. Understand style analysis requirements. A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” - Samuel Johnson 29 Oct. 2012

Important Info. Lab Time this week Day Period Lab Wed. Per. 4 & 5 503 100 Thurs. Per. 4-6

Bellwork—Essay Notes 10/29/2012 (info. Comes from Mr Bellwork—Essay Notes 10/29/2012 (info. Comes from Mr. Gardner’s Blog Page) Elements of Basic Literary Analysis Intro: Contains hook, synopsis, Thesis Hook—Engages reader; use imagery, quote, rhetorical question, etc. Synopsis—Introduce author and title of book; give a quick summary (title gets italicized) Thesis—Three prong thesis (Mr. Gardner says it best: Essay Help! » CHS Gardner's English Classes)

Body Paragraphs TS—Topic Sentence: Introduce subject of paragraph; what is the idea you plan to prove or defend. Make sure it relates to a prong of your thesis. Cx—Context (think ahead to concrete detail) What will your reader need to know before they read the CD. Should give enough background that the reader understands how your CD fits in. CD—Concrete Detail Provides specific, clear and relevant example proving your TS. Use a “quote” or paraphrase and include the page number.

Body Paragraphs Cont… Cm3: Commentary: Review: What did your CD just state? You may need to explain or interpret what it the evidence is saying. Connect: Tie your CD to your TS… how does your evidence prove your point? Extend: What is the broader significance of your point and your evidence? Answer "so what?“ Transition to next paragraph & begin TS, Cx, CD, Cm3 all over again.

Conclusion R—Review the evidence C—Look for the common thread connecting big ideas shared in body of essay E—Extend the common thread to real world or humanity in general, the rest of the story or book. Answer the question: what’s the broader significance of the conclusion you came to. E—Echo the language of your introduction’s hook; if you started with imagery, close with follow up image; if you started with a question, close with the answer, etc.

The imagery during the murder scene illustrates that the "beast" is actually the boys themselves. As the novel nears its climax, Simon heads down to the beach to tell the other boys that the beast they had seen was actually the fallen airman, not a vicious creature. When Simon arrives at the beach, though, the boys are overcome by their savage chant and dance on the sand. As Simon collapses into the middle of the circle, Golding describes how "the sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed. The beast was on its knees in the center, its arms folded over its face…At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws" (188). Overcome by their savage ritual, the boys lose the ability to recognize what they are doing, and they even lose the ability to recognize their friend Simon. Golding uses diction such as "the mouth of the new circle" and "screamed, struck, bit, tore" to illustrate the actions of the boys. This diction, more appropriate for describing a vicious beast, describes the boys acting as one organism with a single-minded focus on destroying Simon. Simon, who had just heard from the Lord of the Flies that the beast was not something he could hunt and kill, is killed by the beast that emerges when the boys lose their civility and individuality. The beast is within the boys, and makes its first kill there on the beach.

Example Paragraph (TS/Cx/CD/Cm3) The imagery during the murder scene illustrates that the "beast" is actually the boys themselves. As the novel nears its climax, Simon heads down to the beach to tell the other boys that the beast they had seen was actually the fallen airman, not a vicious creature. When Simon arrives at the beach, though, the boys are overcome by their savage chant and dance on the sand. As Simon collapses into the middle of the circle, Golding describes how "the sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed. The beast was on its knees in the center, its arms folded over its face…At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws" (188). Overcome by their savage ritual, the boys lose the ability to recognize what they are doing, and they even lose the ability to recognize their friend Simon. Golding uses diction such as "the mouth of the new circle" and "screamed, struck, bit, tore" to illustrate the actions of the boys. This diction, more appropriate for describing a vicious beast, describes the boys acting as one organism with a single-minded focus on destroying Simon. Simon, who had just heard from the Lord of the Flies that the beast was not something he could hunt and kill, is killed by the beast that emerges when the boys lose their civility and individuality. The beast is within the boys, and makes its first kill there on the beach.