Resources for Close Reading and Analytic Writing

Word Banks
Marker Verbs 
Transitional words and phrases 
Developing a Tone Vocabulary
Character Traits

Introductions
Introduction - Social Norms
Examples of introductions for one text
Writing an introduction for a comparative paper
How do I come up with a good title for my essay? 

Claims
College Ready Claims
CRIB Claims -- Addressing Social Norms
Claim Progression
Prompts for claims about one text
Examples of claims and supporting arguments for essays on one text
Prompts for Comparative Claims

Organizing an essay and topic sentences
How should I organize my paper? 
Comparative Paper Organization with Topic Sentences 
Transition Language and Topic Sentences
Academic Language for Topic Sentences

Evidence and Analysis 
Embedding Quotations
Analytic paragraph - characterization 
Analytic Paragraph Checklist
Sample Body Paragraph with Checklist
Another Sample Body Paragraph
Sentence Stems to Help You Analyze Characters 
More Body Paragraphs
Bite-Sized and Super-Sized (Original Lesson by Carrie McGinnis)
Setting Paragraph by Carrie McGinnis: Click Here
Symbol Analysis by Carrie McGinnis

Counterclaims and Critical Lenses 
Counterclaim -- Writing about a secondary source for an English exhibition.
Connections Before and After 
Connections - Example and Lesson
Performative Gender - Judith Butler
A Very Brief Intro to Freud and His Theory of Identity


Conclusions
Conclusion Powerpoint and Examples (for one text)
Conclusions for Comparative Essays

Discussion 
How to discuss literature and turn discussion into academic writing

Regent's Prep
Critical Lens Essay Checklist
Model of Essay that Scored a Level 6

Harvard's Guide to Essay Writing