Introduction: Attention getter, connecting sentences, thesis Boo! Get the audience’s attention!

Prompt How does the conflict between cultural traditions and modern values affect the characters?

Pronouns Avoid them! Do NOT use I, me, my, our, yours, you, etc. Remember that your subject is the literature

Thesis One statement (1 sentence) In a literary analysis, it must include title, author, topic and point(s) made about the topic Strategy: examine prompt and put it into your own voice and words, be sure to include all elements of the prompt (this keeps focus), write your thesis FIRST! Thesis goes in the last line of intro. Why? To transition into body paragraphs

Thesis Statement Every story has a purpose for being told, but the three most important purposes of storytelling are explaining life’s mysteries, passing down cultural traditions, and teaching life lessons which are evident in “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” from “Genesis” and “Popol Vuh,” “Sibi” from the Mahabarata, and The “Counsels of the Bird” by Rumi.

Attention Getter Get your audience interested in your topic Strategies: narrative, quote, background information, imagery (paint a picture of your topic for audience), start with a big idea

Example Attention Getter From the dawn of ancient civilization to modern society, storytelling has been and still is a large part of human relationships and culture.

Connecting Sentences Lead into the thesis Now bring in elements of the story that relate to attention getter and thesis

Connecting Sentences Throughout history and from every corner of the earth, stories have been used to explain life’s mysteries such as where and how did life begin? Without storytelling, many civilizations would be lost because storytelling preserves cultural traditions and passes them on to future generations. However, most importantly, stories teach morals and values to younger generations.

What does an Introduction look like? Indent Attention getter (1-2 +) Connecting sentences (2-3+) Thesis (1)

Every story has a purpose for being told, but the three most important purposes of storytelling are explaining life’s mysteries, passing down cultural traditions, and teaching life lessons which are evident in “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” from “Genesis” and “Popol Vuh,” “Sibi” from the Mahabarata, and The “Counsels of the Bird” by Rumi. Throughout history and from every corner of the earth, stories have been used to explain life’s mysteries such as where and how did life begin? Without storytelling, many civilizations would be lost because storytelling preserves cultural traditions and passes them on to future generations. However, most importantly, stories teach morals and values to younger generations. Every story has a purpose for being told, but the three most important purposes of storytelling are explaining life’s mysteries, passing down cultural traditions, and teaching life lessons which are evident in “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” from “Genesis” and “Popol Vuh,” “Sibi” from the Mahabarata, and The “Counsels of the Bird” by Rumi.

Body Building

Body Paragraph Keep focus with Clear Topic Sentence Provide Support!! All details must have focus (support the topic sentence)! Concrete Details (at least two) Always provide page numbers Commentary are your ideas! Must explain the concrete detail provided

Topic Sentence Look back to thesis Write a sentence about your first point (from thesis) Do not use a concrete detail from the text as a topic sentence Should be pretty general

Concrete Detail Fact from text Specific event/area from text Use a quote Use a brief summary SPECIFIC 2 per body paragraph Use transitions (for example, specifically, etc)

Commentary Your ideas Your reactions Your opinions Your explanation Must support detail provided 2 per detail

Closing Sentence Draw a conclusion about the topic What can you say about your point now? Different from topic sentence