Unseen - poetry a 100 essay - outline latest u pdate 2023 / 2024 STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR UNSEEN POEM

Unseen - poetry a 100 essay - outline latest u pdate 2023 / 2024 STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR UNSEEN POEM ● Name at least 3 human issues in the poem: check thematic topics in the toolkit ● What angle is the author exploring these issues from? ○ Positive? ○ Negative? ○ Neutral? ○ A mixture? ● Give at least 4 or 5 examples of techniques the author uses to explore these human issues: check author’s methods in the toolkit ○ How does he/she begin the poem? ○ What is your overall sense of their use of language? ○ What is your overall sense of their use of structure? ○ How does he/she end the poem? ● What is the author saying about human life? ● Why might the author want us to explore these views? check authors’ general purposes in the toolkit ● What do you think the author’s main point is? ● What next? Is/was there something the author wanted us to change/do? check authors’ general purposes in the toolkit STEP 2: USE THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE GATHERED ABOVE TO COMPLETE THE ESSAY OUTLINE Introduction (FOCUS ON THESIS STATEMENT - MINIMUM) Hook (quote, question, metaphor, shocking fact/statistic) Building sentences (some background/contex ual info) Thesis statement (your position on the argument you are presenting) Body paragraph 1 (FOCUS ON THE BEGINNING) Topic sentence (introduce what this paragraph is about) Supporting sentences (your your analytical and contextual evidence) Concluding sentence(s) (final thoughts this paragraph) Body paragraph 2 (FOCUS ON LANGUAGE) Topic sentence (introduce what this paragraph is about) Supporting sentences (your your analytical and contextual evidence) Concluding sentence(s) (final thoughts this paragraph) Body paragraph 3 (FOCUS ON STRUCTURE & THE ENDING) Topic sentence (introduce what this paragraph is about) Supporting sentences (your your analytical and contextual evidence) Concluding sentence(s) (final thoughts this paragraph) Conclusion (COMPLETE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE) Restated thesis (your position of the argument you are presenting) Summary of controlling concept (central theme) Author’s purpose (why the author wrote the text) Final thought (What key idea(s) do we learn?)