Part 3 - Text-Analysis Response
Your Task:
Closely read the text and write a well-developed, text-based response of three paragraphs. In your response, identify a central idea in the text and analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea. Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis.
Guidelines:
Be sure to:
*Identify a central idea in the text
*Analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea. Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc.
*Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis
*Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner
*Maintain a formal style of writing
*Follow the conventions of standard written English
DELLA ROSA: PART 3 TEXT-ANALYSIS RESPONSE
OUTLINE/TEMPLATE
In (AUTHOR’S NAME)’s (GENRE), (TITLE OF WORK), (AUTHOR) develops the (CENTRAL IDEA) of ________by using/through the use of _________(WRITING STRATEGY). *Provide context/explain the set-up for your first piece of textual evidence (this may take a few sentences;) “TEXTUAL EVIDENCE” (pg# or line #). First sentence of analysis for your first quote. Second sentence for analysis… (I don’t count sentences, I read them!!!) Basically, THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU DEMONSTRATE A THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS OF THE AUTHOR’S USE OF THE WRITING STRATEGY TO DEVELOP THE CENTRAL IDEA. *Expand analysis “In other words…” Then connect back to task…This is how the author uses the writing strategy to develop the central idea.
(AUTHOR) continues to develop the central idea of _______________________ with use of (WRITING STRATEGY) as *Provide context/explain the set-up for your first piece of textual evidence (this may take a few sentences;) “TEXTUAL EVIDENCE” (pg# or line #). THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU DEMONSTRATE A THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS OF THE AUTHOR’S USE OF THE WRITING STRATEGY TO DEVELOP THE CENTRAL IDEA. *Expand analysis “In other words…” Then connect back to task…This is how the author uses the writing strategy to develop the central idea.
Continuing to develop the central idea of _______________, (AUTHOR) again implements (WRITING STRATEGY) as *Provide context/explain the set-up for your first piece of textual evidence (this may take a few sentences;) “TEXTUAL EVIDENCE” (pg# or line #). THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU DEMONSTRATE A THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS OF THE AUTHOR’S USE OF THE WRITING STRATEGY TO DEVELOP THE CENTRAL IDEA.*Expand analysis “In other words…” Then connect back to task…This is how the author uses the writing strategy to develop the central idea. Looking for a closing sentence for this task? Try this: This is how (AUTHOR) uses (WRITING STRATEGY) to develop (CENTRAL IDEA).