Planning Sheet

Topic: Short Story Synthesis and Analysis

Purpose: Synthesis/Analysis

Audience: Academic - Keep your diction high

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Thesis Statement (three subtopics; one sentence)

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Conclusion (Food for thought, wrap it up, closing)

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Notes (Think about similarities in the stories. What do they each have to do with the
sin of theft?)