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E9H Week 7: Monday

  • scribe
  • Collect Act 4 S/R
  • SAT 5 introduce words
  • Act 5:
    • assign roles
    • act out
    • discuss as going along
  • HW: SAT 6, review act 5

Essential question:

To what extent do jealousy and betrayal rule our choices/ lives or affect our relationships?

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E9H Week 7: Tuesday

  • scribe
  • Finish Act 5:
    • assign roles
    • act out
    • discuss as going along
  • review and take quiz
  • HW: SAT 6 questions,

Essential question:

To what extent do jealousy and betrayal rule our choices/ lives or affect our relationships?

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E9H Week 7: Wednesday

  • scribe
  • SAT 6 : ask questions from exercises
  • Finish quizzes for Act 5
  • Begin writing in class essay
  • HW: SAT 6, Essay due on Monday

Essential question:

To what extent do jealousy and betrayal rule our choices/ lives or affect our relationships?

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Introduction

In-class essay:

  • Attention getter: “ O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on” (Shakespeare, 3.3. 195-197).
  • Explanation of attention getter: explain characters and what is being said
  • Transition to background: William Shakespeare’s Othello illustrates...
  • Background information on text
  • Thesis: title, author, restate and answer question, and a why

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Strong Verbs

Tells, explains, compares, describes, gives, presents, lists, shows, defines, demonstrates, acknowledges, evaluates, classifies, adds, explores, confuses, advises, expresses, defends, asserts, features, depicts, assures, furnishes, encourages, blames, identifies, entertains, confirms, names, illustrates, confronts, offends, invites, considers, offers, judges, contrasts, predicts, misjudges, critiques, proposes, praises, demonstrates, provides, recommends, denounces, traces, simplifies, discourages, answers, solves, endorses, asks, suggests, entices, captures, supports, enumerates, classifies, teaches.

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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.

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E9H Week 7: Thursday

  • scribe
  • Begin writing in-class essay
    • Thesis: share aloud?
  • Body paragraph
    • topic sentence
    • examples
  • Finish quizzes
  • HW: SAT 6 quiz and exercises, intro and body paragraph

Essential question:

To what extent do jealousy and betrayal rule our choices/ lives or affect our relationships?

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Body Paragraph- 1

  • Topic sentence: point from 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

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Body Paragraph- 1

  • Topic sentence: point from thesis:
  • Set-up first example-
  • As Iago speaks secretly with Roderigo developing his plan for revenge, he whispers, “Blah, blah, blah” (Shakespeare, 4.2.13-15).
  • Explanation:
    • what does the quote say
    • connect to the point of the paragraph-
    • connect to the thesis-
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Keep in mind:

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

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E9H Week 7: Friday

  • scribe
  • SAT 6 collect exercises
  • SAT 6 quiz
  • Essential Question essay:
      • Conclusion
    • Proper MLA formatted essay
    • Works Cited
  • HW: full paper completed for Monday- printed off for Monday, including Works Cited citation on separate page, MLA format, rubric on top, double spaced

Essential question:

To what extent do jealousy and betrayal rule our choices/ lives or affect our relationships?

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SAT 6

antipathy

elucidate

imminent

banal

obdurate

peruse

bedlam

affluence

scurrilous

parody

sedulous

onerous

amoral

eschew

denouement

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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: connection back to attention getter

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