OUTLINE OF SCROOGE ESSAY -
RESPONSE TO LITERATURE
Introductory
Paragraph
- Story Summary (author,
title, main character, setting, conflict, a sentence or two giving
a general description of the plot)
- Thesis Statement
Body Paragraph
#1
- What is Scrooge like at the
beginning of the story?
Body Paragraph
#2
- What does Scrooge learn
from each of the three spirits - past, present, and future? (NB
#52, 54, and 57 combined into one paragraph)
Body Paragraph
#3
- What is Scrooge like at the
end of the story? (NB #58)
Concluding
Paragraph
- Summary Statement -
Restates the thesis statement in a new way
- Discuss your understanding
of the story's theme or message. (What does Scrooge realize about
life? What is Dickens trying to tell us about how to live our
lives?)