Movie/Book Outline
I. Introduction:
a. TAG (title, author, genre) and Overview of the text and the movie
- When discussing a movie, reference the director's name in place of the author's name.
b. Theme: What is the theme? Why is this topic important?
c. Thesis (topic, opinion and theme)
II. First Major Difference
a. Claim/Topic sentence
b. Context for the quotation and Transition
c. Evidence/Quotation
d. Reasoning, Reflection, Analysis (Why is this difference so significant?)
III. Second Major Difference
a. Claim/Topic sentence
b. Context for the quotation and Transition
c. Evidence/Quotation
d. Reasoning, Reflection, Analysis (Why is this difference so significant?)
IV. Third Major Difference
a. Claim/Topic sentence
b. Context for the quotation and Transition
c. Evidence/Quotation
d. Reasoning, Reflection, Analysis (Why is this difference so significant?)
V. Conclusion
a. Restate your thesis
b. Summarize your claims and the central theme
c. Zooms out and ends with a reflection on why these differences are so significant and what impact they have on each story.
*Remember: You can adjust this outline to fit your needs.
Symbol/Theme Outline
symbol: a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well (ex: The mockingjay pin in Hunger Games is a pin that is a gift to Katniss, a symbol of her home district, and eventually a symbol of the rebellion against the Capitol).
theme: the central idea of a work of literature; the lesson/moral of the story (The author believes that...).
I. Introduction:
a. TAG (title, author, genre) and Overview of the text
b. Theme: What is the theme? Why is this topic important?
c. Thesis (topic, opinion and theme)
II. Introduce the symbol and what it represents in the beginning of the text
a. Claim/Topic sentence
b. Context for the quotation and Transition
c. Evidence/Quotation
d. Reasoning, Reflection, Analysis
III. Discuss how/which events cause the object to take on a more significant symbolic significance in the middle/end of the text
a. Claim/Topic sentence
b. Context for the quotation and Transition
c. Evidence/Quotation
d. Reasoning, Reflection, Analysis
IV. Discuss the object's symbolic significance by the end of the text and how it connects to an important theme (The author believes that...)
a. Claim/Topic sentence
b. Context for the quotation and Transition
c. Evidence/Quotation
d. Reasoning, Reflection, Analysis
V. Conclusion
a. Restate your thesis
b. Summarize your claims and the central theme
c. Zooms out and ends with a more universal idea for humanity (theme/author's purpose)
*Remember: You can adjust this outline to fit your needs.