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Shouse

Writing Analytical Paragraphs


Prompt: What kind of tone does the speaker in The Tell-Tale Heart use?
Topic Sentence/claim:
____________________________________________________________________________
_____________
Evidence
Provide evidence
from the novel
supporting your
claim

Paraphrase
Evidence

Analysis of
Evidence

Concluding
Statement

Summarize the
evidence in your
own words

Explain the
significance of this
piece of evidence,
or how it supports
your claim

Explain how your


evidence connects
back to the topic
sentence or claim

Rewrite with
academic language:

Rewrite with
academic language:

Rewrite with
academic language:

Rewrite with
academic language:

Shouse

Writing Analytical Paragraphs


Prompt: Make a claim about The Great Gatsby (thesis):
____________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph #1 Topic
Sentence/____________________________________________________________________
_____________________
Evidence
Provide evidence
from the novel
supporting your
claim

1.

2.

Paraphrase
Evidence
Summarize the
evidence in your
own words

Context

Warrant

Explain the
significance of this
piece of evidence in
terms of its location
within the text

Explain how your


evidence
connects back to
the topic
sentence or
claim

Shouse

Evidence
Provide
evidence from
the novel
supporting
your claim

Paraphrase
Evidence
Summarize the
evidence in
your own words

Context

Warrant

Explain the
significance of
this piece of
evidence in
terms of its
location within
the text

Explain how
your evidence
connects
back to the
topic
sentence or
claim

1.

2.

Body Paragraph #2 Topic


Sentence/____________________________________________________________________
_____________________

Shouse

Evidence
Provide
evidence from
the novel
supporting
your claim

Paraphrase
Evidence
Summarize the
evidence in
your own words

Context

Warrant

Explain the
significance of
this piece of
evidence in
terms of its
location within
the text

Explain how
your evidence
connects
back to the
topic
sentence or
claim

1.

2.

Body Paragraph #3 Topic


Sentence/____________________________________________________________________
_____________________

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