Thesis
What does each letter in T.A.G. stand for?
Title
Author
Genre
How long should context be?
What do you need to do to include a quote in your paragraph?
INTEGRATE IT!!!
FALSE
The analysis is your own original idea about the text
What is the first sentence of the conclusion?
The restated thesis.
What are examples of literary elements?
Simile, metaphor, symbolism, characterization, tone, mood, word choice, etc.
Literary elements are tools authors use to help convey big ideas.
What information should the context have?
Plot summary/background information/specifically leading into the quote.
What quote integration method is this:
Maui the demigod quips, "If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess."
The traditional method.
Explain what you are actually analyzing in an SCR.
The quote in relation to your thesis.
What are the requirements of the restated thesis?
Use a transition word at the very beginning to signify the end of your paper.
Repeat the main idea of your thesis but use different words.
You do not need a complete t.a.g.
Define a universal statement.
A life lesson
A big idea about life that the novel teaches
The author's main idea about their novel
T/F: I should start analyzing in my context.
FALSE
PLOT SUMMARY ONLY
What quote integration method is this:
The demigod Maui quips, "If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess."
The colon method.
T/F Your quote should contain an example of the literary element you mentioned in your thesis.
TRUE
BECAUSE WHAT ARE YOU ANALYZING OTHERWISE????
What do you need to expand on in the final one-two sentences of the conclusion?
The universal statement.
T/F: A thesis is one sentence.
TRUE
It is one sentence that has T.A.G., a literary element, and a universal statement.
What is plot summary?
What quote integration method is this:
The demigod Maui explains that "If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess."
Explain, in your own words, what analysis is.
Your own ideas about the text.
Zoom in on little details and break down their importance. Connect those details to the bigger picture (universal statement).
Focus on what you think and connect it back to the author's big ideas.
Say something new.
Say the consequences of NOT learning the life lesson. Say the benefits of when we DO learn the life lesson.
Define the difference between a topic and a thematic statment.
A topic is one word or a short phrase.
A thematic statement is the message about the topic. It's the same thing as the universal statement.
What is the correct way to cite a quote?
"This way" (Roxas 8).
"No, this way." (Roxas 8).
"Nuh-uh, it's this way." (Roxas #8).
"You're all wrong. It's this way" (Roxas pg. 8).
"This way" (Roxas 8).
The period goes OUTSIDE of the parenthesis ONLY.
NO WHERE ELSE.
The author's name and page number go in the parenthesis.