Literary Analysis

                        Drafting

 

Directions: Once your full invention has been completed you may continue to the next phrase. Do not attempt to proceed into drafting without an invention. Your work will come out as vague and unsupported.

 

Nestorian Organization: "Saving the best for last" can be an effective organizational strategy for your response to literature. The only problem with this kind or writing is that it requires that you have all your information before you start your organization. Although your final outline will be far more elaborate than this, your basic organization goes as follows:

 

1.) Introduction:

A.) (Thesis)

Proposition

B.)(Like-“because”)

C.)(Dislike-“despite”)

2nd most important point

A.)

B.)

c.)

etc)

3 rd Most important point

A.)

B.)

c.)

etc)

Most important point

A.)

B.)

C.)

etc)

 

Providing Elaboration Elaborate on key ideas or statements by giving examples, referencing allusions, and citing relevant passages from the text.

 

You can use passages from the original text to provide an example of the author's style or tone, to highlight a specific literary device, or to support an interpretation.

 

Consider these strategies when choosing passages to illustrate your ideas­

1. Look for passages that are typical of the writer or this work.
2. Make sure the passages clearly show the characteristics you want to show.
3. Provide an introduction or context if your quotation needs it.
4. Set off short passages with quotation marks. If you plan to use a quotation that is longer than 4 lines, set the passage off by indenting I inch rather than the normal one‑half inch.