Le Bon Appétit Essay(Semiotic Essay) PDF

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Le Bon Appétit Essay Structure: The 5-Course Meal SUGGESTED STRUCTURE FOR A SEMIOTIC ESSAY THE INTRODUCTION: Title: Beverage; it should create mystery, wonder, questioning . .. 1: Opening Appetizer: personal story; secondary story; anecdote from someone else; author’s or important figure’s quote (analysis); newspaper article; historical anecdote; imagined scenario (thought experiment); a series of compelling questions; pop-cultural allusion; Reference or passage quote from Literature 2: Directed Summary of Text Selected (Mention the author’s name and story arc.) 3: Your Thesis {In making your claim, remember that your thesis should be: 1) debatable; 2) not obvious; 3) not too narrow, broad or vague in its claim, and 4) be justified by textual evidence. Also, your position should reveal something hidden.} BODY SECTIONS: #1: Pertinent Passages of Symbolic Value: (ARCHETYPE OR OBJECT-SYMBOL) A. Transition & Set Up Quote B. Quote Passage as Evidence for Later Interpretation (Block or Parenthetical) C. Analyze & Interpret Passage for Its Ability to Support Your Thesis & Allegorical Meaning #2: Pertinent Passages of Symbolic Value: (ARCHETYPE OR OBJECT-SYMBOL) A. Transition & Set Up Quote B. Quote Passage as Evidence for Later Interpretation (Block or Parenthetical) C. Analyze & Interpret Passage for Its Ability to Support Your Thesis & Allegorical Meaning #3: Pertinent Passages of Symbolic Value: (ARCHETYPE OR OBJECT-SYMBOL)

A. Transition & Set Up Quote B. Quote Passage as Evidence for Later Interpretation (Block or Parenthetical) C. Analyze & Interpret Passage for Its Ability to Support Your Thesis & Allegorical Meaning (#4:) An Optional Passage of Importance or Allow for an Opposing View THE CONCLUSION: Provide a Comparison/Contrast to Another Written/Visual Text as a Counterweight And/Or Provide a Secret Sundae: personal story; secondary story; anecdote from someone else; author’s or important figure’s quote (analysis); newspaper article; historical anecdote; imagined scenario (thought experiment); a series of compelling questions; pop-cultural allusion; Literature reference; a solution; an analogy or metaphor...