To Know...

How to:

Format your research paper: MLA

Use quotations: Quote Away!

AND....Today's HW:

Literary Analysis Outline

Follow this handy-dandy outline format to complete an outline for your literary analysis paper—this step is key in writing a well-organized, eloquent, paper.

I.                     Introduction

A.       Opening ‘hook’

B.      Background Information

C.      Statements/summaries about sonnet

D.      Thesis statement

II.                   Body 1

A.       Transition Sentence

B.      Backup of Thesis

C.      “Proof” with quotes, research

Etc., etc., etc.,

      V.            (or whatever)  Conclusion

                       A.  Summary of main points

                      B.  Restatement of thesis

The length of this paper is a minimum of 2 pages; the way you break this down is up to you.

Please have this neatly written or typed on Wednesday, May 15th…or many curses await you.

Read this, folks: )

The Story of the Sonnets

The link above does a great job of giving background to the Sonnets and the "characters" within; the Dark Lady, Fair Youth, and Rival Poet.  If you feel like your research is a failure, this is a good starting place.

Enjoy your weekend.

Sample Analysis Essay

Many people today were concerned with the eventual point of our research.  Therefore, I decided to post one of last year's Literary Analysis essays.  In the next week, you will be given one more resource(from me) and will craft a thesis statement about your sonnet.  You will prove this thesis within your essay, using information from your research and the lines of your sonnet.  Take a look at last year's:

Tommi's essay

This Week's Research

I've uploaded the files from this week's library trip.  If you missed a day, or forget my instructions, the links can be found below.

Library Day 1

Library Day 2

Master Journal List

1.     1.   3/22 Opinion on death and its comparison towards the Greeks' values of death
2.  3/25  Opinion on the man on the clip that called Obama the devil.
3.3/26   Should the government tell us how to live our lives?
4.3/27   Freewrite
5. 4/10  Why is Shakespeare a big deal? Why read his works? (NOT FOR 12)
6. 4/12  What fictional place would you like to live in?

**Per. 11: if you were a color, what color would you be?

**Per. 12: If you could be the best at anything, what would you choose?
7.4/16  Why do people marry? Is it necessary?
8. 4/17  What's your strangest dream?
9. 4/22  Do you believe in love at first sight? Why or why not?
10.4/24. Would you want to be a man or a woman (in another life)?
11.   4/25 What are some mistakes of parents?

Journals!*&(^^*%*^

SO....

I meant to borrow someone's journal in period 11 to write all the journals on this blog.

And then I forgot.

So--can you all come together to help one another?  Post below the list you have(the total should be 11) and I will create a new post when I have what feels like a master.

Thanks: )

Happy Birthday, Shakey!

Thanks for today.  Enjoy the link.

Should we bother?