See past posts and NOTES ON LIT. PARAGRAPH WRITING

Hello 12s,

Please find here, some things to review/remember as you continue writing your critical theory/close reading, literary paragraphs/essays:
mechanics-

• Embed the question in your topic sentence. Ensure you are on topic.
• Use [square brackets] to include changes or additions to your quotations.
• Set up your quotational support so we know the context of the quote. 
• Ensure that the support you are providing is in fact the best evidence to prove your point.
• Remember that quotes must be grammatically correct in the context of your whole piece.

Stylistics-

• Do not declare bold assertions that you cannot or do not support with evidence and analysis.
• Try not to be overly hasty to ascribe blame. Consider all perspectives/motivations of the characters. That is what critical theory affords us - perspective taking.
• Equivocate. Rather than "it is!" Try, "it is therefore reasonable to imagine/assume" or "One can construe/imagine that X might be so, given that "Y" and "W" have occurred.

Points to ponder-

• Why does Baptista say to Petruchio, " my daughter Katherine, this I know, She is not for your turn"? (2.1.63,64)
• Does Kate want  to be married? Find evidence to support both a yes and a no answer.

Remember you have an extension which means both 2A and 2B are due on Feb. 14 (even if you are on a field trip.)

Have a terrific long weekend.

Ms. S