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HW12C due 5/26: Detailed Outline

May 22, 2015 By

1. PBA Detailed Outline–In order to receive credit for this assignment, you must bring it in to class on Tuesday! This will count as a project/essay grade. Format:

I. Thesis

II. Topic Sentence (Write out your topic sentence)
A. Evidence
1. Analysis
2. Analysis

III. Topic Sentence
A. Evidence
1. Analysis
B. Evidence
1. Analysis
2. Analysis

IV. And so on…

The number of body paragraphs is up to you. The number of quotations per body paragraph is up to you. You are not expected to quote your outside source in the detailed outline. You are not expected to outline your conclusion. The more detail here, the less work on the back end as you work on your final draft over the weekend.

HW10 due 5/26: Ivan Ilyich Thesis, Detailed Outline, and Godot

May 21, 2015 By

1. PBA Thesis and Detailed Outline–Latest version of your thesis due (typed)!

Also, you should have your TYPED DETAILED outlines ready for peer review. Keep in mind the page requirement for this essay (4-5 pages for 10E and 10H; 3-4 pages for 10B). The extra page for 10E and 10H accommodates for outside research. While I am not expecting your introductions and conclusions Tuesday, I am expecting a detailed breakdown of each body paragraph including:

  • topic sentence
  • evidence
  • ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE (very important)

Format your detailed outline in this way:

I. Thesis

II. Topic Sentence #1
A. Evidence #1
1. Discuss the evidence in 2-4 sentences

III. And so on…

While the sample outline above indicates one piece of evidence, you may use more if NECESSARY to develop your point.

2. Waiting for Godot (10E and 10H only)–Read and annotate up to p. 28!

HW10E and 10H: Godot

May 19, 2015 By

1. Waiting for Godot–Read and annotate up to p. 7. One final time (last text and all), I challenge you to approach this text with maturity and a keen literary eye in search of thematic understanding…Pay attention to the little things…You will have to read quite closely to discern any meaning…THIS WILL BE YOUR GREATEST CHALLENGE OF THE YEAR!
2. Thesis statements due on Thursday!
3. Personal Vocab will be collected this week! 35 words!

HW10 due 5/18: PBA Prep (10E and 10H Only)

May 15, 2015 By

1. You must use three sources in your PBA essay!

  • A novel/short story read this year
  • Existentialism is a Humanism
  • Tolstoy Primary/Secondary Source

This weekend choose at least two (try three if you can) of the subjects below that work together to make a larger commentary on the human condition. For instance: I might choose Inner Life vs Outer Life, Propriety/Bourgeois Society, God, and The Meaningful Life. Then, in your notebook discuss how you see them working together.

  • Death
  • Propriety/Bourgeois Society
  • Morality
  • God
  • Love (Really, this one is developed by the end of the novella)
  • Inner Life vs Outer Life
  • Power/Control
  • Pleasant/Proper
  • The Meaningful Life

Then, still working with the combo from above, choose a novel/short story from this year’s reading that connects and explain that connection. Next, connect Existentialism is a Humanism to your combination. Finally, begin your Tolstoy research! You are trying to find a primary/secondary source on Tolstoy that is relevant to your chosen thematic/philosophical combination.

HW12G due 5/15: Spoken Word

May 14, 2015 By

1. Spoken Word Poem (Typed!)–Subject: Sex
If the presenting group would like to add more details to the subject, email me asap.

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