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Objective
Assignments
HW
Mon
Outline a
research paper
WU: Etymology: Words from Mythology
Essay assignment
Gather evidence
Notes: Thesis
Develop a Thesis
Tues
Outline a
research paper
WU: Revising Faulty Pronoun/Antecedent
Agreement
Read sample essay
Writing workshop: Outline
Outline due
Wednesday
Wed
Outline a
research paper
WU: punctuation practice
Check outline
Writing workshop: intro and conclusion
Intro and
conclusion due
Thursday
Thurs
Learn colon
usage
WU: punctuation practice
Notes: colon usage
Punctuation Handbook/ other work time
Fri
Identify
punctuation
rules
WU: Punctuation Practice
Reduced Shakespeare Co: Romeo and Juliet
Quickwrite: The Best Version of R&J (practice
transitions)
Punctuation HB
What HO! What’s a Thesis?
0 A statement that can be proven through evidence.
0 An opinion
0 A mini-outline of your paper
Topic
opinion
thesis
gross
Apples
are
gross
example
apples
But soft! A good thesis has
two parts
0 The first part states the main argument
0 Apples are gross
0 The second parts sets up the evidence
0 This is called a planning statement
0 Apples are gross because they are often bland, mealy,
and bruised.
Examples
0 About the plague:
0
The plague was a major fear for people of the
Elizabethan era because it had wiped out many
populations, contracting it led to a horrible death, and
healthcare at the time offered little hope for a remedy.
0 About your essay:
0
The difficulty of life in Elizabethan England led to the
popularity of theater, where people could escape from
disease and suffering into an exotic world of glamour,
drama, and fantasy.
Remember basic quotation
punctuation
0 You probably won’t use many quotes
0 You may use quotes from the Giblin article
0 You may use quotes from the play
0 If you introduce the quote with a complete sentence, use a
colon at the end of the sentence.
0 Capulet threatens to hit Juliet: “My fingers itch”
(Shakespeare).
0 If you introduce the quote with a phrase (fragment), use a
comma.
0 When Capulet threatens Juliet, he says, “My fingers itch”
(Shakespeare).
You must give the source of all
info
0 Even when you summarize or paraphrase
0 If all info in a paragraph comes from the same source,
cite the source once, at the end of the paragraph, or
after the last summarized info.
0 If you use different source, identify the source of each
piece of info after you present it.
How to cite your sources
0 Example 1: Parenthetical (citation in parentheses, not in
the sentence)
0 Costumes in the plays were extravagant, and often donated by
0
0
0
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wealthy people (Fishman).
The word “bubonic” comes from “buboes,” meaning swollen
lymph nodes (Giblin).
Even the nurse in Romeo and Juliet lost an infant, named
Susan (Shakespeare).
Shakespeare himself lost a son to the plague, Hamnet (William
Shakespeare: A Life of Drama).
The Globe was an open-air theater ("The Shakespearean
Theater").
0 Example 2: Citing within the sentence
0 In her lecture on “Life in Elizabethan England,” Carrie
Fishman stated…
0 In the article “The Black Death,” James Giblin writes…
0 In the drama Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
writes…
0 The article “The Shakespearean Theater” describes…
0 The documentary William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
discusses…
Always include in your
sentence or paragraph
0 The title of the source
0 The author of the source
0 James Giblin wrote an article on the plague called “The
Black Death.”
VERB TENSES
0 Refer to all your sources in the present tense, but talk
about history in the past tense.
0 In “The Black Death,” James Giblin writes that the
plague was a terrible disease.
0 When Capulet threatens to hit Juliet, it shows that times
back then were very difficult for children (Shakespeare).
NO PERSONAL PRONOUNS
0 No I
0 No YOU
0 I will destroy YOU if I catch YOU doing this
0 Use “one,” “someone,” “a person,” or “people”
0 Remember that “one” and “someone” are singular (can’t
use “their” to refer to them—must use “his” or “her” or “his
or her.” )
0 One must always watch his pronouns.
0 People must check their pronouns.
0 A person must check her pronouns.
Intros
0 Ideas for a “hook” (first sentence)
0 An image
0 Dirt-covered streets, sewage flowing down the sides; the
sounds of horse-hooves; the stench of unbathed people—
this was daily life in Elizabethan England.
0 An idea
0 When most people think of Elizabethan England, they think
of queens, castles, luxurious gowns. The reality of the time
was that it was challenging and probably unpleasant.
0 “Context”
0 A little bit about the situation
0 People were uneducated. Travel was unusual. Work was
hard. Sickness was rampant.
0 The years were the 1500s.
0 Theater was a something people could look forward to.
0 Last 1-2 sentences of the intro are your thesis
Conclusion
0 Conclusion
0 Sums up ideas
0 Restate thesis in different words
0 Reiterate main points
0 Life was challenging for many reasons: the plague, poor
healthcare, the low status of women, lack of education, and
difficult family relationships. Drama and comedy were escapes
that people could look forward to. The theater helped people
forget about their problems.
0 Final Sentece(s)
0 Leaves readers with something to think
about
0 Final sentence looks beyond essay
0 May say something about the world/society
0 May look into future
0 Unfortunately, theater is not as popular today as it was then,
but Shakespeare is still studied by students around the world.
0 Life today is much more entertaining, but people still like to
escape into movies and television.
0 It is a good thing that relationships between men and women,
and children and parents, are better now than they were then.
Punctuation: the COLON
0 :
0 Rule #1: Use a colon between
independent clauses
(complete sentences) if the
second summarizes or
explains the first.
0 EX> Joe won the long-distance
race: he came from last place and
made a dramatic leap across the
finish line.
0 EX> Mountain climbing is not for
weaklings: you must be in perfect
shape, and be brave.
Punctuation: the Colon
0 Rule #2: Use a colon after an
independent clause (complete
sentence) to introduce a list,
an appositive (phrase that
explains something), or a
quotation.
0 EX> These are my favorite foods:
dill pickles, salad and popcorn.
0 My favorite foods are pizza, salad
and cucumbers. NO COLON
needed!
0 EX> Bring these items with you
on Saturday: a #2 pencil, your
notebook and lunch money.
Punctuation: the Colon
0 #3. There are several other
uses for a colon:
0 Coming after a formal greeting in
a business letter.
0 Dear Sir:
0 Separating numbers on digital
clocks, or Bible verses.
0 11:25; Genesis 2:14.
0 Separating titles and subtitles
0 I cried at the end of Benji: the
Hunted
0 Showing proportions
0 That cookie had a chocolate chipto-nut ratio of 3:1.
The Best Version of R&J
(transition practice)
0 You have now seen THREE versions!
0 1968: Franco Zeffirelli
0 1996: Baz Luhrmann
0 Reduced Shakespeare Company
0 You will now write a one-paragraph argument that
one of them is superior, and support your statement
with evidence from the film(s).
The Best Version of R&J
(transition practice)
0 Write a thesis:
0 [Producer's name]'s version of Romeo and Juliet is the best
because [reason], [reason], [reason], [reason].
0 or
0 [Producer's name]'s version of Romeo and Juliet is the best
because [broad/ general reason].
0 Write 3-5 supporting sentences that include specific
details from the film(s) that support your thesis.
0 Write a concluding sentence.
0 ALL SUPPORTING SENTENCES MUST CONTAIN
TRANSITION WORDS OR PHRASES
Sample
0 Franco Zefferelli's version of Romeo and Juliet is superior
because of the location, actors, costumes, and time period. First,
the 1967 version takes place in Verona, where the play actually
takes place, and the streets and building all look very accurate
and beautiful. Additionally, the lead actors are very stunning in
skill and appearance, and all the actors are excellent at their
craft. They really seem to be the characters they are playing. The
costumes, furthermore, appear to be accurate, and are so
elaborate and gorgeous that they really transport the audience.
Finally, the drama is set during the time it is supposed to take
place, so the language and behavior seems very believable.
Overall, Zerferrelli's version is superior to all other versions of
Shakespeare's great play because it seems so accurate, and
features such skilled and beautiful actors.