Thesis Statement and Outline for Analytical Paper 1 Instructions

 

In preparation for each paper, you will submit a thesis statement and an outline based on the provided guidelines and a checklist.

 

In crafting your thesis and outline for this first paper, follow these steps:

 

First, identify the critical text* (from the Realism and Naturalism Contextual Cluster, pages 548–565) that you’ll be using to define realism or naturalism and identify the literary text** (from Modules/Weeks 2 or 3) that you’ll be characterizing as either realism or naturalism. 

*Critical text options include the following:  Howells's "Henry James, Jr.," Howells's "Novel-Writing and Novel-Reading: An Impersonal Explanation," James's "The Art of Fiction," Norris's "Zola as a Romantic Writer," Norris's "A Plea for Romantic Fiction," Dreiser's "True Art Speaks Plainly," and London's "What Life Means to Me." Remember that your definition of realism or naturalism must be derived from one of these critical texts.

**Literary text options include the following:  "Editha," "Daisy Miller," "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "The Open Boat," "Sister Carrie," and "To Build a Fire." 

2) Summarize the critical text’s definition of realism or naturalism, identifying its salient features according to that author.

 

3) Identify elements of the literary text that you’ve chosen that exemplify those features of realism or naturalism.

 

4) craft a thesis statement that pulls these pieces together to make your claim (basically, answer this question: How does [your chosen critical text] define [realism or naturalism], and how does [your chosen literary text] exemplify these features?)

 

5) Break your thesis statement into about 3 subpoints, the ideas you’ll have to develop to make your case. These subpoints will become your outline, so turn them into complete sentences by answering the question: What do I need to explain about this subpoint to define realism or naturalism or to show how that literary form is manifested in this literary text?

 

6) Flesh out your outline by adding evidence from the critical and literary texts to support your subpoints.

 

See the attached grading rubric for specific grading procedures.

 

This assignment is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 2.

 

 

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