1. Chapter 5 Literary Analysis
HS English

2. Thesis Statement
Have you determined a Thesis Statement from The Most Dangerous Game?
Must have a Thesis Statement prior to moving forward with the Body of the essay.
Your Thesis Statement will have 2 points within the topic

3. What your Thesis Statement needs:
_____________ (the author) ____________ (verb) ________________ (1st technique) and ______________(2nd technique) to _____________________ (infinitive) _________________ (effect).

4. Thesis Statement / pg. 50-51 The Author: Connell Richard Connell
The writer
The narrator
The story
The Most Dangerous Game
The author

5. Thesis Statement / pg. 51 Verb (examples) Uses Utilizes Employs
Develops Selects Exploits
Applies Produces Constructs
Forms Combines
Other examples????

6. Thesis Statement / pg. 51 Technique
Foreshadowing Repetition Foreboding Words
Slow Revelation of Details Expressive Imagery
Shifts in Perspective Reader Frustration
Short Sentences Tension Ambiguous Dialogue
Likeable Characters Juxtaposition
Other Technique????

7. Thesis Statement /pg. 51 Infinitive:
To create To Increase To Emphasize
To reveal To Fashion To Generate
To Produce To Deliver To Divulge
To Lessen
Other Infinitives????

8. Thesis Statement / pg. 51 Effect:
Tension Surprise or Shock Hopelessness
Empathy A feeling of ______ Doubt
Frustration Helplessness Mood
Uneasiness Disquiet Apprehension or Fear
Other effects???

9. Body Paragraphs.
Remember – Your Thesis Statement will guide the body of your paragraphs.
Prior to starting the body of paragraphs, it is important to then organize your ideas. An Outline or a Graphic Organizer are excellent ways to do this.

10. Outline for the Body Paragraph
Pg. 52
Both Outline and Graphic Organizer require the same contents.

11. Outline – What does this mean? / pg. 52
Topic Sentence
A. First assertion and anchor
Proof
Commentary / discussion / explanation
Transition and 2nd assertion and anchor
Clincher Sentence

12. Graphic Organizer / pg. 53
Topic Sentence: What is the first literary effect?
What is the first assertion or point to prove the topic sentence (which comes out of the story)
Proof or evidence: a quote or an example. DO NOT tell the story. Remember, your reader also read the story.
Commentary or discuss / explain what the quote or example is proving or showing.
Do this again with the 2nd technique you are pulling out of the story.
End of 2nd – Clincher – Wrap up / revisit topic sentence. Do Not Repeat it.

13. Transition Words Moreover Furthermore Additionally Also Next Likewise
Similarly
In Addition
Check out Blue Poster

14. Writing the Paragraph Outline / Graphic Organizer is the hard work
From here take your thoughts and turn them into sentences
Example pg. 54

15. Writing – Literary Present Tense
Notice (pg. 54) the verbs are in present tense (not past)
Invites, reveals, talks, realizes, climbs, is trapped…..
This is a literary analysis convention
Since fiction never actually happened, it is in the present moment
Verbs should also be in Simple Present tense.
Rule: Present Tense or Simple Present Tense:
If simple present tense works, use it. Do not use past tense verbs to describe the action of a story.

16. Topic Sentences / pg. 55
The Topic Sentences announces the point of the paragraph / what it will argue.
This specific technique is also in your thesis statement – your 1st paragraph will argue the technique you first mentioned.
Important to stick with the order- sequence of your analysis.
Examples pg. 55
Be sure you are not repetitive. Careful not to use the same words.
Use a thesaurus or synonym finder to help find different words for the same thought,

17. Plot Summary
Remember – in your literary analysis paragraph you are NOT re- telling the story.
Yet – you will provide enough information to let the reader know what part of the story you are going to analyze.
Anchor (place) reader at a specific point in the story.
Referring to the dinner, the tree, etc. Enough to refresh the reader’s memory. Example pg. 56 to avoid
Ask yourself if your paragraph is answering the question or argument you pose in your thesis statement

18. Quotation
If you find you cannot say how the quote makes your point – you may need to find a new quotation.
Example pg / choose 2 quotes and used portions of each ..
Choose only the words you need (keeping it in context)
Play around with the sentences until it flows and doesn’t sound disjointed. = sounds connected.

19. Quotation
Remember, your proof is in the quotation. Never end a paragraph with a quotation. Need to then comment or explain how the quotation makes your point and answers the thesis statement.

20. Quotation Punctuation
Example – after every set of quotations there is a (#) – this is the page number.
You may change the quotation words IF you let the reder know you have done so (ex. Pg. 58)
Quotation within a quotation: double quotation marks indicate dialogue.
Or quoting 2 sets out of the book. 1 quotation mark you are quoting from the story – the other to indicate quotation from dialogue pg. 59

21. Elipsis: …
When words or sentences are omitted in the middle of a quotation.
Example pg 59

22. Commentary Connects the dots
Explains how the quotation or example answers the prompt
Heart of literary analysis and most difficult.
Minimum of 2 sentences.
Does not clarify the quotation – translate or paraphrase or explain.
Commentary does not tell the story or the plot
Commentary Comes From Your Own Thoughts!

23. Commentary Builds on and extends the story’s ideas.
Explains how or why your proof answers the prompt.
Look at same / original example on pg. 60 – Read along together
Other words for commentary are:
Analysis Interpretation elucidation Thoughts
Evaluation Reflection Feelings Insights
Personal Reaction Inferences Implications
Explication
Commentary must answer the prompt. From Thesis statement

24. Introduction and Conclusion
High level information for introductions and conclusions. Will come back to this at a later time for more information.
Both Introduction and Conclusion should be centered around your thesis statement.
Introduction introduces the thesis statement
Conclusion revisits (does not repeat) the thesis statement
Neither should summarize the plot of the story

25. Introduction and Conclusion
Introduces the story’s title and author
Conclusion must make the essay feel finished.
Pg on Conclusion. / Review should and shouldn’t
Write conclusion first before introduction.
Review example.

26. Introduction and Conclusion
Once the essay is complete write the introduction.
Advantage to writing last:
Prevents you from beginning your analysis in your introduction and using up all your thoughts for the body paragraphs.
Requires you to return to your thesis statement and see if it still works
Sometimes you will have new thoughts or insights.
Thoughts build upon thoughts

27. Introduction and Conclusion
Revision is always good. Ok to revise thesis statement at the end.
Example pg. 62
Be sure to identify the author by their full name in the introduction
Subsequent references to the author can be the last name alone. Never refer to the author in their first name

28. Homework
Determine a thesis statement on how Richard Connell builds suspense in The Most Dangerous Game.
Select 2 techniques & describe how he creates suspense and how the suspense affects the reader.
Do this using ALL 5 steps on pg. 64

29. Title of the story
Italics for the title or “ “ for the title if it is a short story
For this book – you can use italics or _____________ for the title as well. (not usually in mla)
“The Most Dangerous Game,” (where to put the comma)