Tuesday, January 18, 2011

En 11-2: Notes from Tuesday, Jan 18

Today we reviewed the idea of a tragoc hero and had a discussion about how Macbeth does or does not fit the mould.  We also discussed the essay form and how we can achieve a strong result by paying attention to the following:

Thesis statement
Topic sentences
Blending quotations for support
Sentence variety (simple/compound/complex + short/medium/long

We will write our 300 word essays on Thursday, 20 Jan.

If you want to get feedback on your thesis or topic sentences, see me tomorrow.  You may write with one cheat sheet and your play (notebooks must be closed).  Please bring a pen to use when you write your essay.

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