We worked for 45 minutes on the handout (copied below) on Sonnet 18, page 167. (some of the formatting may have been lost when I pasted it here).
Tonight, read your novel! Let's get these novels finished so we can start our essays.
IMPROVING LITERARY PARAGRAPH WRITING
- LEARN THIS GENRE : THERE ARE CONVENTIONS AND IT CAN BE A POWERFUL WAY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF.
Sonnet 18 “Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day”
In a formal, literary paragraph of at least 300 words, discuss the attitude toward love revealed in this poem. Marks awarded for insight (epiphanies/analysis), format (3pieces of evidence clearly explained and well-integrated quotes) and style (sentence variety, transitions, strong verbs, clear expression).
Be sure to follow our LITERARY MUST-HAVES LIST and the MLA STYLE SHEET.
Filling in the blanks below will help organize your thoughts.
Thesis: attitude toward love (include the author and “title”) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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1a. Love demands/needs/exists when . . . etc
(your opinion here)
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1b. evidence for that opinion ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________(make sure you cite it properly. Check your how to cite sheets)
1c. connect this evidence to your thesis (elaborate or explain it—this is where you add your epiphany, you flesh out your opinion until you feel it’s clearly understood) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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TRANSITION (a key word or phrase indicating to the reader that you are moving on to your next point)
2a. love also ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2b. evidence ___________________________________________________________________________
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2c. explanation (tie to your thesis) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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TRANSITION (a key word or phrase indicating to the reader that you are moving on to your next point)
3. Finally, love also (this should be your strongest point) ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3b. evidence (cited properly or paraphrased well) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3c. explain your point, elaborate, synthesize, Build to a climax here. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Conclude: Re-read the sentences above—do they prove your thesis? If not, change your thesis. If yes, repeat your thesis here but in a more emotionally-charged fashion. Diction is key here. No need to repeat the author or title in the conclusion. No need to say IN CONCLUSION. You may need two sentences to achieve a dramatic finale.
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