October 23

AGENDA:

1. Begin outlining your paper - thesis due in class on Friday
2. Go over Unit Test 
     Grammar, Julius Caesar, novels from Lit Circles, Heroes/Anti-Heroes/Tragic Heroes,   literary terms;  logical fallacies
3. Summary of Act 4 and 5
4. Vocabulary BINGO

HW: Literary Circles completed October 29; Literary Analysis due October 31; Vocabulary review on Friday; Unit Test Wednesday October 30; Critical Analysis rough drafts due in class on Monday printed out so we can begin editing and working with them.



To write a qualified argument/thesis/assertion, you must anticipate objections as well as misunderstanding to your assertion or position and recognize and respect the complexities of your topic. Always round back - why am I writing this and what am I trying to say?

Things to consider when writing your thesis and paper:
  What does this character struggle with? What evidence do you have? What insight into human nature might your characters offer the reader? Understanding the author's purpose is essential: why has he deliberately made the characters flawed and questionable? 
If you are looking at persuasion - there is so much of it going on - You need an organizing principle. Hone in on specific aspects of the play and use them to discuss the play as a whole. Consider these great, legendary men like Brutus and Caesar, who held them selves to be morally and physically superior to mere mortals, both were swayed by others and to their doom, no less. What do you make of that?
Key words are WHY and HOW?  

And for those of you absent - thesis = Although clause......., major assertion clause.......; therefore, call to action ........... .