Sentence Outline for Scene Analysis of Othello

1. For this outline, you won’t necessary be focusing on your introduction and conclusion paragraphs but more so the body paragraphs. You are only picking 1 scene or a brief episode from a long scene from Othello that you think is the most significant to the events in the play. 

2. Your thesis statement should answer the question,”Why does this scene/episode matter to the play overall?”

3. For this essay, you must find only 1 scholarly article from a peer-reviewed journal, which can be found on Google Scholar. The article should help you show how that scene is significant or help you better understand the events/characters/dialogue within the scene. Websites are NOT acceptable for this essay. Here are examples of keywords to use in your searches: the title of the play or Shakespeare’s name, a character like “Emilia,” major plot event like “Desdemona’s death,” a symbol like “handkerchief,” or a theme like “revenge” or “jealousy.” Read through the source carefully, looking for where the author mentions your specific scene. But perhaps the source doesn’t mention your chosen scene; that’s fine, too. Don’t rely on it to do so. Read is carefully for anything that might help your ideas. Most of this essay should be your ideas, not the source’s. The source is there to help your analysis or understanding of the play. Your source can be as old as the year 2000, but it would be better to find something published within the last 10 years. You Must have full access to the full text of the article. Do NOT purchase the article if you can’t find it on Google Scholar. 

4. Every item should be in sentence form and filled out on the outline. NO phrases or standalone words. Include quotes from the primary source (the play) and secondary source (the article) as your evidence. *For my PRIMARY SOURCE I am using Spark Notes Shakespeare side-by-side Plain English No Fear Shakespeare Othello*

The Sentence Outline should look like this and in MLA style: 
Working Title: 
Working Thesis:
1. Topic Sentence:
  A. Claim- 
  Evidence-
  Interpretation-
  B. Claim- 
  Evidence-
  Interpretation-
2. Topic Sentence:
  A. Claim-
  Evidence-
  Interpretation-
  B. Claim-
  Evidence-
  Interpretation- 
3. Topic Sentence- 
  A. Claim- 
  Evidence-
  Interpretation- 
  B. Claim-
  Evidence-
  Interpretation- 
*The Claim is an argument that you want your reader to accept about that piece of literature. Your Evidence to back up your claim comes from your primary source you can choose to quote your source directly, paraphrase the source, or summarize the source also include in-text citation. The Interpretation is in your own words.