1. Literary Analysis Refresh
Lima
English 9 Honors

2. What we did before… MEAL or MEAEAL. . .
Each body paragraph must have the following
Main Idea
Context: Background (summary of the part of the book where the quote is from)
Evidence—Direct quote with lead-in and parenthetical citation
Analysis—explaining how the quote proves main idea/thesis
Context: Background # 2 (summary of the part of the book where the quote is from)
Evidence # 2—Direct quote with lead-in and parenthetical citation
Analysis # 2—explanation of how the quote proves main idea/thesis
Link—closing sentence

3. Issues
Many did not have a clear main idea (argument/point being proven) for your paragraph
Many of you did not provide context for your quotes
Many of you did not correctly cite your quotes
Many of you did not discuss HOW your quote proves or relates to your thesis

4. THESIS STATEMENTS A good thesis will make a claim
This claim will be an INTERESTING perspective that can be supported and defended
It must be more than just an OBSERVATION
A good thesis will inspire other points of view and is able to be argued for and against

5. YOUR ENTIRE PAPER’S PURPOSE is to SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT !!!
AKA your THESIS STATEMENT.

6. THESIS ISSUES
Your thesis needs to be an arguable claim; some were just observations
Ex. “Friendship is important.” Vs. “Friendship can give you hope even in the worst circumstances.”
Your thesis SHOULD include “TAG”
Title should be CORRECTLY CITED
Author should be referenced using full name
Genre should be specified!