Option 1 – Watch either The Great Gatsby or The Color Purple and relate it to "The Way to Wealth"
The American Dream lecture in Week 1 pointed out that Poor Richard’s Almanac was an annual publication that included calendar lists, home recipes, weather forecasts, etc. What made Franklin’s almanac unlike other almanacs was the inclusion of Franklin’s witty parables and humorous writings. The maxims below relate to Franklin's ideas of working hard, avoiding debt, and working toward attaining a virtuous character. Choose three maxims and align them with a character or characters in either The Color Purple or The Great Gatsby. For example, you might choose Celie from The Color Purple and discuss maxims 1, 4, and 6; or, you might choose The Great Gatsby and align Daisy with maxim 4, Tom with maxim 5, and Nick with maxim 6. In your outline, you will provide quotes from the film you select to support your observations about each character/maxim.
Creating an Outline for Option 2
Instructions: Write complete sentences to fill in the items below.
Introduction:
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Introduction: · Identify the titles and authors of the works you are analyzing. · Give a brief description of the characters you are analyzing. · Remember to avoid the first-person point of view (I, me, my, our, ours) and the second-person point of view (you, your, yours) in formal writing. |
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Thesis Statement (fill in the blanks for one of the thesis statements on the right). This will be the last sentence of your introduction. |
While some differences between (name of character 1) and (name of character 2) are evident, they are similar in the aspects of ( trait #1, trait #2, and trait #3). (You will determine three points of comparison from the pool, and those will become the topics of your three body paragraphs.) OR While some similarities between (name of character 1) and (name of character 2) are evident, they are different in the aspects of ( trait #1, trait #2, and trait #3). (You will determine three points of comparison from the pool, and those will become the topics of your three body paragraphs.) |
Body Paragraphs: This is where you will develop each of the points in your thesis statement.
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Body Paragraph 1: Elaborate on the first point in your thesis statement |
Topic Sentence: (Example: [character 1] and [character 2] are [similar / different] in terms of (trait #1) because _____.) Detail 1: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the first character) Quote to support the claim you are making about the first character: Detail 2: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the second character) Quote to support the claim you are making about the second character: Concluding Sentence: |
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Body Paragraph 2: Elaborate on the second point in your thesis statement |
Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the second point you are comparing/contrasting) Detail 1: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the first character) Quote to support the claim you are making about the first character: Detail 2: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the second character) Quote to support the claim you are making about the second character: Concluding Sentence: |
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Body Paragraph 3: Elaborate on the third point in your thesis statement |
Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the third point you are comparing/contrasting) Detail 1: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the first character) Quote to support the claim you are making about the first character: Detail 2: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the second character) Quote to support the claim you are making about the second character: Concluding Sentence: |
Conclusion:
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Conclusion: Summarize the main points in the body paragraphs and paraphrase your thesis. |
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Creating an Outline for Option 1
Instructions: Write complete sentences to fill in the items below.
Introduction:
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Introduction: · Briefly paraphrase the maxims you’ve chosen and explain why they are important values. · Identify the film and give a brief description of the characters you are analyzing. · Remember to avoid the first-person point of view (I, me, my, our, ours) and the second-person point of view (you, your, yours) in formal writing. |
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Thesis Statement (fill in the blanks on the right). This will be the last sentence of your introduction |
Three maxims from Franklin's "The Way to Wealth" that the characters embody in The Color Purple (or The Great Gatsby) are _____, _____, and _____. |
Body Paragraphs: This is where you will develop each of the points in your thesis statement.
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Body Paragraph 1: Elaborate on the first point in your thesis statement |
Topic Sentence: (Example: [Character’s name] embodies Franklin’s maxim of “____” when they _____.) Detail 1: Detail 2: Detail 3: Concluding Sentence: Quote(s) from the film you will use to support this point: |
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Body Paragraph 2: Elaborate on the second point in your thesis statement |
Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the second maxim you selected) Detail 1: Detail 2: Detail 3: Concluding Sentence: Quote(s) from the film you will use to support this point: |
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Body Paragraph 3: Elaborate on the third point in your thesis statement |
Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the third maxim you selected) Detail 1: Detail 2: Detail 3: Concluding Sentence: Quote(s) from the film you will use to support this point: |
Conclusion:
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Conclusion: Summarize the main points in the body paragraphs and paraphrase your thesis. |