The Analytical persuasive essay must follow the scaffolding below:
Introduction – Introduce the topic/focus of the essay; Use an interesting quote or thought to frame the intro; Expand upon your topic/focus in more detail. State your thesis clearly by analysing the theme of women brutality in the novel. (For example, this essay will conceptualise Hay’s representation of violence/brutality through a postcolonial lens, arguing that masculine brutality in particular functions as an embodied enactment of imperial intentionality.Briefly outline each body paragraph.(For example, This essay will cover a, b, and c.This argument will be supported by: firstly, examining how brutality functions as a means of subjugating and commodifying the native environment; secondly,______; an finally, ___________
Body paragraphs should state the topic sentence by introducing the focus of the paragraph and relate to the thesis. (For example, Hay describes 19th Century Australian the sealing industry in particularly brutal terms, emphasising the degree to which violence functions as a primary means through which the sealers enact the imperial desire to dominate, subjugate, and commodify the environment of the colonised space. Hay pays particular attention to the brutal practices of the 19th century Australian sealing industry I order to . . . Elaborate the paragraph topic and its relation to the thesis.(For example, Traditionally hegemonic (meaning dominant) masculinities . . . State your point by Introduce your first specific idea. Explain context so that your evidence makes sense. Provide evidence with Quotations, textual evidence, statistics, findings that support your point. Provide explanation of two sentences that analyse/discuss the evidence. Conclude body paragraph by relating your analysis to your thesis.
Conclusion – Revisit the main points of each body paragraph. Restate the thesis. Present a concise conclusion about the theme of women brutality in the novel. Present a possible point of departure for future thought.