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EWL Week 16: Monday

  • Option One:
    • Outline Oedipus family
    • Assign parts and begin reading/ acting out
  • HW: read and make connections, prepare questions for final

Option 2:

  • Outline intro and thesis

Hw: finish intro paragraph, begin working on first body

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Hamlet Essay

  • Who are we? Men of action or inaction?
  • Who are we ? Men of revenge or men of compassion?
  • In order to survive, must we have both madness and genius?
  • Who we are? Solitary v. public? Family v. friends v. public
  • Role of Honor?
  • Connections between Pi and Hamlet
  • Free choice: approved by Smith

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Introduction

In-class essay:

  • Thesis: title, author, restate and answer question, and a why

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Thesis

  • Titles, authors, restate and answer question, and a why
  • Ex: In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Shakespeare defines the need of humans to be men of action because without action, society falls and with action humans have purpose.
    • This is Smith’s thesis- you need to create your own.

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EWL Week 16: Wednesday

  • Option One:
    • Assign parts and begin reading/ acting out- through page 60
    • Questions and connections between Pi/ Hamlet/Oedipus

Option Two:

  • Outline first body
  • Need three quotations to support
  • Work on lead ins and citations
    • explain quote
    • connect to paragraph
    • connect to thesis
    • HW: intro and first body

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Body Paragraph- 1, 2

  • Topic sentence: point from thesis:
  • Set-up first example-
  • Lead-in, "quote" (Shakespeare, ).
  • 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

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EWL Week 16: Friday

  • Option One:
    • Assign parts and begin reading/ acting out
    • Read through 90
    • Work on questions that connect all three texts, two texts or just Oedipus
    • Questions due at final: at least 15-20 questions

Option 2:

  • Check over first body: lead ins, citations, explanations,
  • Outline second body

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Body Paragraph- 1, 2

  • Topic sentence: point from thesis
  • Set-up first 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-
  • 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

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Body Paragraph- 1, 2, 3

* you might not need three paragraphs depending on thesis

  • Topic sentence: point from thesis
  • Set-up first 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-
  • 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

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EWL Week 17: Monday

  • Option One:
    • Finish reading/ acting out
  • HW: bring 15-20 questions that discuss parallels between Hamlet, Life of Pi, and Oedipus

Option 2:

  • Outline conclusion
  • HW: bring entire outline and be ready to write

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Concluding paragraph

  • Restate thesis: not in exact same words
  • Review points made- what did you prove; state this succinctly
  • Final thoughts

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EWL Week 17: Tues/Thursday

  • Option One:
    • Collect 15-20 questions that discuss parallels between Hamlet, Life of Pi, and Oedipus
    • Fishbowl Discussion

Option 2:

  • be ready to write; print off essay using Smith’s computer before end of class
  • make sure you put essay in shared folder inorder to print

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Keep in mind:

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  • No personal words: I, you, me, my, our, we, us
  • No contractions
  • No: This quote means...
  • Lead in, "quote" (citation). Quotes can't stand alone. They must be part of a sentence.
  • Proper citation:
    • (Shakespeare, 4.3.24-27).
  • Skeletal outline printed out a ready to turn in at end of essay.
  • Bring own technology?
  • Save outline and save writing numerous times and numerous places