Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,*,Literary AnalysisMiddle School,Creating Effective Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences for Literary Analysis,from Laying the Foundation,January 2021,What is a thesis statement?,“A thesis statement is a sentence that expresses the writers position on a certain topic.It is reasonable for the reader of a thesis statement to assume that it will be supported by evidence,How do I write a literary analysis thesis statement?,Begin with quotations and details from the text,As you are reading,highlight or underline important words,phrases,images,and passages,looking for,patterns,among these elements.,Write questions,observations,or inferences you can later use for discussion or writing.,Use dialectical journals to help select and analyze important parts of the text.,After you have completed the text,browse through your annotations and/or dialectical journals.Write generalizations about the text(thesis statement).,“Literary analysis thesis statement will address both the means the author uses and the meaning that the author creates.,In(title of work)_,(the author)_ uses(imagery,details,dialogue,foreshadowing,personification,metaphor,etc.)_ to(reveal,show,explore,portray,convey,emphasize,suggest)_ the(mood,tone,theme,purpose)_.,Examples of literary analysis thesis statements,In Romeo and Juliet,Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to suggest that danger or a perilous situation is near.,In the poem,“Jabberwacky by Lewis Carroll,the author uses scary-sounding nonsense words to create an ominous yet humorous tone.,In Number the Stars,Ellens Star of David necklace symbolizes Annemaries devotion to her friend and her stance against the Germans.,Read the following poem by John Masefield,Sea-Fever,I must go down to the seas again,to the lonely sea and sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;,And the wheels kick and the winds song and the white sails shaking,And a gray mist on the seas face,and a gray dawn breaking.,I must go down to the seas again,for the call of the running tide,Is a wild call and a clear call that cannot be denied,And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,And the flung spray and the blow spume and the sea gulls crying.,I must go down to the seas again,to the vagrant gypsy life,To the gulls way and the whales way,where the winds like a whetted*knife;,And all I ask is a merry yarn*from a laughing fellow-rover,And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long tricks over.,Whetted:sharpened,Yarn:story,Fill in the blanks in the literary analysis thesis statements,.,In the poem“Sea-Fever,John Masefield uses images connected with _ to create a _ tone.,In the poem“Sea-Fever,John Masefield uses sound devices such as _ to convey the exhilaration and energy of a windy day at sea.,In the poem“Sea-Fever,the authors choice of adjectives conveys feelings of _ and _.,In the poem“Sea-Fever,John Masefield creates a sense of adventurous freedom by using _.,Topic Sentences,What is a topic sentence,and how does it relate to a thesis statement?,A,topic sentence,explains or introduces one of the major points that support the writers thesis statement.,Each body paragraph in a essay must contain a topic sentence that connects all of the information and analysis in that paragraph to one unified idea,and each topic sentence must be related directly to the thesis statement.,Selecting Topic Sentences,Here is a possible literary analysis thesis statement for“Sea-Fever followed by possible topic sentences for the essay.,Read the thesis statement and then select the two topic sentences that best relate to the thesis statement.Find evidence from the poem that supports your choice.,In the poem“Sea-Fever,John Masefield reveals his complex attitude toward sailing by using diction,imagery,and figurative language to convey the lonely but exciting life of a sailor.,Topic Sentences(choose two):,The speaker personifies the seas as a powerful being that demands that the sailor return.,The poem is divided into three four-line stanzas.,The speakers description of the solitude of the sea makes the seamans life seem romantic.,Masefields use of alliteration reflects his desire to return to the sea.,Write an additional topic sentence that relates to the thesis statement.,Pick one of the following literary analysis thesis statements for an essay for“Sea-Fever.Write two possible topic sentences for the essay.,In the poem“Sea-Fever,John Masefield uses figurative language to convey his close relationship with the sea and his attraction to the sailing life.,In his poem“Sea-Fever,John Masefield uses emotional diction to depict his strong feelings about the sea.,Read the following writing prompts.Choose one of the prompts.Now write one thesis statement and at least two topic sentences that would response appropriately to the prompt.,Heroes have special qualities that people admire.Heroes give us examples of the c