Good literature does more than entertain us.

How is this true in the novel you have studied this term?

Structure Paragraph content Practice essay

□ Introduce your novel (title, author, year).

□ Provide a brief overview of the text’s
Introduction
context.
□ State your thesis/answer to the question.

Body 1
□ P - POINT 1 argument (topic sentence
o main idea/address the question;
clarifying statement
o outline how this idea is addressed in
the novel; contextual statement
o outline when/where or how this
happens in the novel)
□ ETA x2 (Example/Quote; Language
Technique; Analysis – explain the effect)
□ L – LINK –explain how this helps to prove
your point
Body 2 □ P – POINT 2 argument – main idea/address
the question; clarifying statement
o outline how this idea is addressed in
the novel; contextual statement
o outline when/where or how this
happens in the novel)
□ ETA x2 (Example/Quote; Language
Technique; Analysis – explain the effect)
□ L – LINK –explain how this helps to prove
your point

□ Restate thesis, summarise arguments and

link back your main argument to the
Conclusion question.