Literary Analysis Essay Web
Quest
Introduction:
Your next major writing assignment is a five-paragraph literary analysis
essay. This web quest should familiarize
you with both the literary analysis essay and the five-paragraph essay. It should also introduce a web site to you
that might help you in the future.
Overall
Instructions:
There are five tasks for you to complete. Please
open a word document, copy and paste the questions into the
document,
and
then
answer each question IN YOUR OWN
WORDS. Do not just copy and paste the
information from the web site. This assignment works best if you open a new
Internet Explorer window and copy and paste the web addresses into the new
window. After doing this web quest, you
will be expected to write a literary analysis essay about either a short story
or book you have read this semester.
Specific
instructions for the essay can be found here.
Topic ideas for
the essay can be found here.
Graphic organizers
for the essay can be found here.
If you liked the
persuasive essay graphic organizer used last year, you can find it here.
TASK ONE—AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INTRODUCTION
Use the
following site to help you answer the following questions about introductions. Do not cut and paste answers from the web
site.
Site: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm
Questions:
1. What are some things you should not do in an
introduction?
2. What are the two tasks an introduction should
accomplish?
3. Name each method that this article suggests
for getting a reader’s interest and write an explanation of each method IN YOUR
OWN WORDS.
4. Name two of these methods that you think
might be good for your literary analysis essay.
Explain why you chose each method.
TASK TWO—AN OVERVIEW OF THE
THESIS STATEMENT
The
thesis statement is the back bone of your essay; therefore, it is incredibly
important that you create a solid one for your paper. Copy and paste the link for the site below
into your browser and then answer the questions about thesis statements.
Site: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/thesis.htm
1. Define the term “thesis statement” in your
own words.
2. What does this article compare a thesis
statement to?
3. Imagine that you have to teach a class on
thesis statements to a bunch of seventh grade students. After reading this article, what would be the
3 most important things you would need to tell them?
TASK THREE—AN OVERVIEW OF THE
BODY OF THE ESSAY
The
body of the essay elaborates the thesis statement and explains to the reader
your argument. Copy and paste the link
for the site below into your browser and then answer the questions about the
body of the essay.
Site: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/five_par.htm
1. What should the last sentence of your
introduction contain?
2. How should you organize your arguments in
your paper?
3. Using the context clues that surround the
term “reverse hook,” create your own definition of this phrase.
4. What should your conclusion contain?
TASK FOUR—AN OVERVIEW OF
TRANSITIONS
One of
the things I felt myself repeatedly writing on your essays is “needs a
transition.” “What did I mean?” you
might ask. Read the link below and
answer the following questions to learn more about the definition and
importance of the transition.
Site:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/transitions.htm
Questions:
1. What must you never assume?
2. Explain the following terms:
A.
Repetition of key words and phrases
B.
Pronoun reference
C.
Parallelism
3. Read the section “Coherence Devices in
Action.” What is coherence? Why is it important?
TASK FIVE—PULLING IT ALL
TOGETHER
To show
your understanding of the concepts above you may either
A. create a notes sheet/worksheet that might be given to another classmate as a
study
aide
B. create a
power point slide show (no
more than four slides) teaching these
concepts and email it to Mrs. Denton
C. create a poster that might be used a
teaching tool in class
D. create a
15-25 question test that
might be taken by another student over
this material. You must also provide a
key.