WELCOME BACK
12/2/2013
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
 Collaborate with peers to determine
all themes present within your story
 Make
connections to literary device
and theme
HOMEWORK:
Revise your thesis statement if need be
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Please have your thesis statement out
If you do not have it remain in your seat and
work on it, and see me before meeting with
team members
Group desks together into tables with
classmates who are writing on the same story
as you
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Together you should focus on:
Themes and the literary devices in the story
that can support those themes
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You will turn in a worksheet to me at the end of
the period that looks like:
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Literary elements
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You will write, one sentence per literary device, and
explain how it connects to a theme. Example:
You can use irony to prove that Mrs. Maloney’s actions
are unpredictable, because she changes as a person when
her husband explains that he is leaving her.
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Themes
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
 Understand the research paper
process and expectations
HOMEWORK:
Tomorrow we will meet in A133 and
Thursday we are in…
You will be able to:
 Apply previously obtained writing skills to
construct an effective introduction paragraph
– due at the end of the period
Homework:
 we will discuss later this week…
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1. Introduction follows funnel format, beginning with a
general statement that effectively grabs the attention of
the audience. (2 sentences)
. Introduce authors and texts in connection to general
statement. (1-2 sentences)
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3. Provides background information from literary works
to smoothly transition towards thesis statement (2-3
sentences)
4. Thesis statement includes author, literary device, and
a universal theme worthy of argument and defense (ex:
Why did _____ write this?). (1 sentence)
 You will need your notes section
out, something to write with,
and a high lighter!!!!
 You will need your assignment
notebook to write your
homework as well!
You will be able to:
 Understand expectations of the sophomore
research paper
 Apply previously obtained writing skills to
construct an outline
Homework:
 Signed handout due tomorrow and outline
with topic sentences, story quotes, and
analysis all due MONDAY
I.
Introduction
A. General Opening
B. Preview of Literature
C. Background
D. Thesis: Edgar Allen Poe uses external
conflict to prove that man is powerless to
defeat death.
1st Body Paragraph
A.Topic Sentence: Poe first shows that man is
powerless as the party-goers fight against the Red
Death.
B.Story Quote #1 (literary element)
C. Analysis # 1 (literary element)
D. Story Quote #2 (theme)
E. Analysis #2 (theme)
F.Secondary Source Quote
G. Analysis #3
H.Closing Sentence:
II.
2nd Body Paragraph
A.Topic Sentence: Conflict continues in “The
Masque of the Red Death” as Prince Prospero and
his friends face the external conflict of the masked
figure.
B.Story Quote #3 (literary element)
C. Analysis # 1 (literary element)
D. Story Quote #4 (theme)
E. Analysis #2 (theme)
F.2nd Secondary Source Quote
G. Analysis #3
H.Closing Sentence:
III.
IV. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis with Transition Word:
Therefore, Edgar Allen Poe
demonstrates man’s powerlessness against
death through using the literary element of
external conflict.
B.Review Main Ideas
C. Closing Sentence