The notes underneath the slide (Introduction, verbs, thesis, body paragraphs, concluding paragraph) we went over today.
We’re writing essays that respond to the question To what extent does jealousy/betrayal rule our choices/lives or affect our relationships? But instead of all doing that same exact question you get to choose a word to substitute-for jealousy and betrayal- from the main ideas we hung around the classroom: revenge, betrayal, racism, anger, power of words, honesty, jealousy, gender, power of intimidation and prejudice. ONLY ONE
In-class essay:
- Attention getter (topic sentence-connects back to thesis)
- Transition to background (Ex: Jealousy rules the lives of not only citizens in this day and age but also characters in Othello.)
- Background information on text (synopsis, dvd/ book covers)
- Thesis: title, author, restate and answer question, and a why (one sentence, straight to the point, strong verbs ie. exemplifies)
Thesis:
- Titles, authors, restate and answer question, and a why
- Ex: William Shakespeare’s Othello exemplifies the hold jealousy has over societies’ lives through the consummate betrayal of Desdemona by Iago and Othello.
- This is Smith’s thesis- you need to create your own.
Body Paragraph:
- Topic sentence: topic sentence-connects back to thesis
- Set-up first example-
- Lead-in, "quote" (Shakespeare, 4.1.23-24 ).
- Explanation:
- what does the quote say
- connect to the point of the paragraph-
- connect to the thesis-
- Transition to next example
- Lead-in, "quote" (Shakespeare, ).
- Explanation:
- what does the quote say
- connect to the point of the paragraph- topic sentence point
- connect to the thesis-
- Transition to next example-
- Lead-in, "quote" ((Shakespeare, ).
- Explanation:
- what does the quote say
- connect to the point of the paragraph- topic sentence point
- connect to the thesis-
- Concluding sentence: restate thesis, but not exactly
All the explanations have to relate to Othello only and each explanation has to have a quote from the book. You can give away the ending in the explanation part but not in the opening paragraph. We’ll be writing one paragraph with 3 examples.
Explain Examples:
1. Iago jealous of Cassio, quote
affects Othello
2. Iago tricks Othello into thinking Desdemona is unfaithful, quote
handkerchief
3. Othello’s rage= Desdemona’s death
Concluding Paragraph:
- Restate thesis: not in exact same words
- Review points made- what did you prove; state this succinctly
- Final thoughts (tie back to a specific quote or explain)
Then we had worktime for our introduction paragraph or you finished your Act 5 quiz if you hadn’t already.
HW: SAT 6 Exercises, Intro for essay, essay due monday
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