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Lesson 4

We will discuss our analysis of the selected essay in groups. We will draft body paragraphs for our response to the Culminating Task.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I write about texts to examine and convey complex ideas through the effective selection and analysis of details from the text?

  • Can I develop claims by selecting the most significant and relevant textual evidence?

Texts

Core

  • Unit Reader
    • Excerpt from “Discovering Feminism through Gertrude and Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet,” Zamila Abdul Rani, Siti Hawa Muhamad, and Siti Masitah, 2nd International Conference on Economics and Banking, 2016
    • Excerpt from “The Real or Assumed Madness of Hamlet,” Simon Augustine Blackmore, Stratford Company, 1917
    • “The Claudian Globe,” excerpt from Hamlet and the Distracted Globe, Andrew Gurr, Sussex University Press, 1978

Materials

Tools

Reference Guides

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Discuss

In groups, we will discuss our analysis of our selected piece of literary criticism.

In groups, discuss your analysis of the text. Share your ideas to help make decisions about your essay’s focus.

Use your notes on the Delineating Arguments Tool and the following questions to guide the discussion:

  1. What claims does the author make? What textual evidence is used to support those claims?

  2. What counterclaims does the author address? How does the author use counterclaims to develop their claims?

  3. What is the primary claim being made by the author?

  4. How reasonable, valid, or justifiable are the claims the author makes?

Activity 2: Write

We will begin drafting our support paragraphs for our response to the Culminating Task.

Individually, begin planning and drafting your controlling idea and support paragraphs. Do not yet worry about your conclusion and introduction as those should come last.

Use your annotations and various tools and handouts to locate evidence to support your claims. Be sure to include proper line citations with your textual evidence. Review your Vocabulary Journal. Identify a significant word or words to use in your draft. Consult with a partner to work and talk through your ideas and approaches.

Finish drafting the support paragraphs of your essay, and be prepared to share and receive feedback in the next lesson’s peer review.