Transcript Writing a Descriptive Composition
Writing a
Response to Literature Essay
Purpose:
• To
explain and persuade
the reader • Analyze an authors point of view • Use text as evidence when proving a thesis
Requirements:
What should it look like?
• Introduction: • Thesis statement according to the prompt • Title and author • Brief plot summary
Requirements:
What should it look like?
• Body: • Justify your interpretation of the author's message by giving examples and evidence from the text • Give your insights into the characters and the meaning of the story
Requirements:
What should it look like?
• Conclusion: • Summarize the author's message and what you learned from the story
Major Hints!
• Include topic sentences (TS) for each main body paragraph.
• Find concrete details (CD) that directly support your thesis, including direct quotes (“ ”) from the story.
Major Hints!
• Include some commentary (CM) sentences that explains each concrete detail and supports your thesis.
• Don’t forget your concluding sentences (CS) that gives each paragraph a finished fell.
Big Hint!!!
• The Response to Literature essay is
analytical
–not personal!
Basic Elements for Analysis (what to look for when analyzing) • Setting—in terms of how it impacts character and events • Plot—in terms of cause and effect • Character—traits, actions, motivation • Theme—what do the characters and events in the story tell the reader that is important to learn about life.