ILA+outline

This outline should reflect the **content** and **structure** of your comparative literature paper. All sections should be in the order in which you intend to present them, and all details should be in the sequence by which you intend to incorporate them. Adjust the outline according to the elements within your argument. You may need to add or omit text evidence sections depending on how much and what type of evidence you use. This assignment will serve as the foundation for your first draft. //The more you do now, the less you do later.// ** Guidelines ** **Title**: must include topic as well as both titles and authors of the two works **Thesis statement:** must be a complete sentence that expresses a point about, suggests a message for, or addresses the purpose of a topic within the two works **Topic sentence:** must be a complete sentence that covers the contents of the following section **Text evidence:** quoted dialogue or narration, a specific scene, or technique with parenthetical citations (author & page number); only phases needed **Significance:** brief bulleted explanation of meaning of aforementioned text evidence; only phrases needed, but must be clear to any reader **Literary feature w/purpose or effect**: identification of device or technique along with brief explanation of its purpose or effect; only phrases needed, but must be clear to any reader. ** Sample ** **Title:** The Emotional Impact of Peanut Butter in Kelly Flynn’s //My Three Boys// and Oli Rosenbladt’s //Troubles with Lefty// **Thesis statement**: Peanut butter serves as a catalyst for violent emotional outbursts, which ironically result in increased intimacy among family members. **Topic sentence:** In //My Three Boys//, the routine afternoon assembling of peanut butter sandwiches regularly creates tension between brothers Brian and Aidan. **Text evidence:** “refused to spread evenly thereby tearing the bread” (Flynn 13) **Text evidence:** “the chunky, rocky, crater-like appearance” (Flynn 27)  ** Title: **
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 * **Significance:** jagged, bumpy texture underscores conflict between brothers
 * **Literary feature w/purpose or effect:** consonance emphasizes harshness and sharpness of the brothers’ often contentious conversations
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