Lesson 2

• Literary analysis


  Closely studying a text, interpreting its meanings, and exploring why the author made certain choices. It can be applied to novels, short stories, plays, poems, or any other form of literary writing.
• Organization


  The adherence of introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion. It also pertains to the association of information and ideas from the writer.
• Historical analysis


  A literary analysis that focused on the historical evidences and based on the context in which a work is written such as information and facts about the biography of the author, his/her historical and social background.
• Introduction


  The opening part of the paragraph. It has some essential information such as: author, thesis statement, short summary, etc. It is where you capture your reader's interest.
• New Historicism


  A literary analysis that tries to find meaning in a text by considering the work within the framework of the prevailing ideas and assumptions of its historical era.
• Cultural analysis


  A literary analysis that focuses on the different elements of values and principles and how they affect or produce an impact to one's understanding and interpretation of the text.
• Body


  The part of your paper that should be logically and fully developed. This supports your ideas presented in the introduction part especially the thesis statement.
• Conclusion


  It is where you tie together the ideas of your paper. It should not introduce any new topics rather it should give a sense of completeness and closure to the information you gave.
• Textual analysis


  A literary analysis that scrutinizes the text by looking at what you read in detail rather than artificial. It tries to describe the content and structure of the text.
• Thesis statement


  It tells your reader what to expect. It simply shows and states the purpose of your ideas and the point you're trying to make. It establishes the overall concepts of your paper.
• In writing a literary analysis essay, you should state briefly the objective and purpose of your paper.
• There are three basic structure of a paragraph.
• You should start your introduction with a powerful statement that will grab the attention of your readers.
• You should not introduce a new topic at the end of your paper.
• Each paragraph in the body should have one point of view.