One business item first:
A few of you may not have read this part of the organization assignment from last week: Keep all drafts of essay assignments grouped together with the latest draft at the top of the group.
Like this:
"Antaeus" dr1
Antigone Conscience dr2
Antigone Conscience dr1
Antigone Tragedy dr2
Antigone Tragedy dr1
I need to be able to compare drafts side by side.
Thanks!
Here's your work for week 4...
1. Final draft for the "Antaeus" essay.
There were a few common problems:
1. Failing to stick to the thesis: that TJ is a modern-day Antaeus. That means showing how the two characters are alike. And that means each body paragraph tackles a specific way that the two are alike. Shoot for 3 or 4 ways. If you're not sure how to approach this, just have each topic sentence begin, "Like Antaeus, T.J....." or "In the same way that Antaeus _____ , T.J. also _____....." or "Both Antaeus and TJ share the trait of _____...."
2. Analyze. Don't tell me what happened in the story (or in the myth), just refer to the things that help you make your points. Then support that with evidence from the text.
3. Literary analysis relies heavily on quoting the text. The best supporting evidence of your point is the text itself. Also, there are only 3 acceptable ways of formatting the quoted text in your writing. I've posted information on this a few times. You might want to review.
2. Watership Down - Go ahead and finish it and complete the chapter summaries.
3. Write up a list of Hazel's leadership qualities. Find 10 examples from the text that demonstrate these qualities.
Here's a model: TRAIT - Hazel takes input from others in the group. EXAMPLE - We see this demonstrated when Blackberry figures out how to ride on something that is floating on water, and instead of taking credit for it or begrudging Blackberry the idea, Hazel is grateful.
You probably won't end up with 10 separate qualities. Just try to come up with 10 total examples from the book. So if one quality has 3 or 4 examples, that's fine. Use your chapter summaries to jog your memory.
Have a great week!
1. Final draft for the "Antaeus" essay.
There were a few common problems:
1. Failing to stick to the thesis: that TJ is a modern-day Antaeus. That means showing how the two characters are alike. And that means each body paragraph tackles a specific way that the two are alike. Shoot for 3 or 4 ways. If you're not sure how to approach this, just have each topic sentence begin, "Like Antaeus, T.J....." or "In the same way that Antaeus _____ , T.J. also _____....." or "Both Antaeus and TJ share the trait of _____...."
2. Analyze. Don't tell me what happened in the story (or in the myth), just refer to the things that help you make your points. Then support that with evidence from the text.
3. Literary analysis relies heavily on quoting the text. The best supporting evidence of your point is the text itself. Also, there are only 3 acceptable ways of formatting the quoted text in your writing. I've posted information on this a few times. You might want to review.
2. Watership Down - Go ahead and finish it and complete the chapter summaries.
3. Write up a list of Hazel's leadership qualities. Find 10 examples from the text that demonstrate these qualities.
Here's a model: TRAIT - Hazel takes input from others in the group. EXAMPLE - We see this demonstrated when Blackberry figures out how to ride on something that is floating on water, and instead of taking credit for it or begrudging Blackberry the idea, Hazel is grateful.
You probably won't end up with 10 separate qualities. Just try to come up with 10 total examples from the book. So if one quality has 3 or 4 examples, that's fine. Use your chapter summaries to jog your memory.
Have a great week!
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