TCW C24 Outline

Danielle Bonella

TCW C24 Outline

       I.            Keys for Success

a.     Know your subject

b.     Analyze the work’s key elements

c.      Compare it

d.     Form your own insights and opinions

     II.            Topics to consider

a.     Poems

b.     Short Stories

c.      Films

d.     Concerts

e.     Plays

  III.            Understanding the work

a.     Read 2-3 x

b.     Look carefully

  IV.            Gather information

a.     Take notes on what you experience

b.     Understand the whole before analyzing

c.      Annotate it

    V.            Organize your thoughts

a.     Review notes

b.     Make insight or judgment your thesis

c.      Organize supporting points

  VI.            Write the first draft

a.     Summarize

b.     Start with quotation

c.      Explain artist’s purpose

d.     Open with general statement

e.     State main points

f.       Support each with direct quotations

g.     Explain how they prove your point

h.     Conclusion

VII.            Review and Revise

a.     Did you fully understand

b.     Did you explore

c.      Did you analyze

VIII.            Get feedback

a.     Evidence

b.     Insights

c.      Clear transitions

d.     Tone

  IX.            Edit and proofread

a.     Revise

b.     Clarify

c.      Check evidence

d.     Polish

e.     Free of errors

     X.            Publish you essay

a.     Share

b.     Publish

c.      Copy for portfolio