Draw up an outline about the book “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” b

Draw up an outline about the book “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver
Below is a list that shows the basic structure of an outline, including criteria that need to be met for a developed essay. It’s always important to have a plan and to map out what your essay is going to look like, so this is where an outline is helpful. For the purposes of your first essay assignment in this class, I’m requiring that you draw up an outline for essay #1.
The outline requirements are listed below.
Remember, essay #1 requires that you focus on four stories from Carver’s collection, so there should be at least four body paragraphs in your outline. Know that specific attention will be placed on the body paragraphs, so make sure they’re clear, developed and that they present critical analyses of the quotes used.
OUTLINE
I. Introduction
Reference the title of work with full title name and full name of author
Give a synopsis of the book (1-2 sentences)
State your theme, which includes 1) the topic the stories revolve around and 2) what the book is saying about that topic.
II. Body Paragraphs (what’s listed below is the criteria for each body paragraph)
Name the short story or literary element you are focusing on
Develop the topic sentence; this is an opportunity for you further, and more clearly, explain what you’re focusing on in relation the literary element and/or the short story
Next, describe the scene from the story that relates to your literary element from your selected short story you’re focusing on
Cite the quote in MLA format
Explain how that quote reflects your stated theme (this part of the paragraph is important and where most of your interpretation is presented to the reader and should be 3-4 lines long)
(Note: there should be at least 4 body paragraphs in the above format)
III. Conclusion
End with an overview of Carver’s book and re-emphasize the significance of your theme
Explain what Carver’s stories reveal to us about the nature of the topic you focused on: Love, Marriage and Family, Masculinity and Femininity, or Violence.