Formal Essay SPRING 2014

Name:_________________________________________ Over the week or so you are going to go through the writing process to produce a ormal essay on o!r core te"ts# Romeo and Juliet an$ Cue for Treason% This essay will focus on your ability to read and comprehend challenging texts, analyze them, and communicate your ideas about the texts in a formal piece of writing. Due to the significance of the assignment, your attendance during each period is strongly recommended. If you need to miss a period, it is your responsibility to make up the time at school during your !I" periods. N&'E: ()) *&R+ *I)) ,E -&.P)E'E/ IN -)(SS# an$ ()) .('ERI()S .0S' RE.(IN IN 1&0R *RI'ING F&)/ER% Process /ates:
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If you miss any of the periods assigned to the essay process, for a legitimate a5sence# it is !p to yo! to ma6e !p t2e time : see your teacher %!%" to schedule that time.
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1o!r essay will !se t2e t2esis t2at is assigne$ to yo! rom t2e '2esis Selection S2eet% 1o!r essay will !ltimately 5e F&0R paragrap2s%
Process: ). )IS'EN to instr!ctions an$ rea$ all parts o t2e assignment s2eet to ens!re t2at yo! 6now w2at9s e"pecte$ o yo!. ;ar too many of you have lost marks this year because you have not completed assignments properly, even when they are clearly laid out and7or explained to you. "articipate in the brainstorming activity and then complete the '2esis Proposal as a way to brainstorm ideas before you start the essay writing process. <se the essay outline =electronic copy will be shared with you in the *>0 )DI folder? to complete each of the re:!ire$ o!r paragrap2s. @ou may work directly in the 0oogle Document7Drive to compose your paragraphs. @ou m!st include a minimum of two conte"t!ali;e$ an$ properly integrate$ :!otations in each body paragraph. .ore importantly# for each example yo! m!st pro4i$e !rt2er e"planation in or$er to ma6e yo!r arg!ment an$ e"pan$ on yo!r point o 4iew% Don4t forget that you are Auoting two different kinds of writing, the novel and the play, and different Auotation formatting7citation rules applyB The essay itself should be t2ree to o!r pages in lengt2, and include an introduction =where you hook your reader and state your thesis?, two body paragraphs =each like a miniCessay themselves with topic sentence, body sentences and conclusion? and a concluding paragraph =where you restate your thesis and leave your reader with a Dbig ideaE?. In order to receive ee$5ac6, you m!st do the following, 6og into the 98D!- 0oogle "ortal. 0o to http,77google.wrdsb.ca and use your login for the school computers to access your account. ;ind the *!!%@ O<T6I>* in the *>0 )DI shared folder and %F* % 3O"@. Then, rename the copy as as 6ast >ameG;ormal *ssay ) =e.g. -ellG;ormal *ssay )? and !H%8* IT with me, ashleyGbellIgoogleapps.wrdsb.ca =this should pop up as an option when you start typing my name?. Formati4e Fee$5ac6 /ea$line: Fri$ay# .ay <t2 1. %fter the formative feedback deadline, I will access your essay and provide feedback for you. This is an essential part of the process. 1o! may not $o any e$iting=re4ision on t2e s2are$ copy !ntil I tell yo! t2at yo! may $o so% I can see w2en yo! access t2e ile to ma6e c2anges so please 2ono!r t2is re:!est%

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9e will return to the lab for two classes for you to complete final edits and publish the essay in a hard copy to submit it for evaluation. The final copy of your essay needs to be set up in proper .)( ormat, complete with a creati4e title =not Romeo and Juliet and Cue for Treason Essay? and a proper wor6s cite$ page for both Cue For Treason and Romeo and Juliet. %ttach all of your work together in the following manner, top bottom evaluation rubric with >% *7thesis proposal outline final copy glueCstick sheets and outline

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0se !l Strategies or -ompleting t2is Essay This is a ormal essay : you know what that meansB >no ?I@ an$ no ?1o!@A .anage yo!r timeB @our daily goals are laid out for you on the calendar. %s such, yo! $o not want to waste 4al!a5le class time lipping t2ro!g2 yo!r copy o Romeo and Juliet an$=or Cue for Treason to in$ :!otations% '2is is somet2ing yo! can $o on yo!r own time >.SIP or at 2omeA% (lso# ta6e time eac2 nig2t to mentally plan w2at yo! will $o in class t2e ne"t $ay% During the process, leave yourself enough time to carefully and continually revise your essay as you type. "ay attention to details.

-ontent Notes: 9hen writing about plays that share a title and main characters4 names, you must ensure that you always either underline or italici e the words that mean the title and leave the words that mean the characters4 names in normal font. ;or example 8omeo and Juliet7Romeo and Juliet is the playK 8omeo and Juliet are the characters. This is a formal essay, no I, you, meB Try to use third person as much as possible. D9eE is acceptable. %ll texts should be treated as a living thingK therefore, write in present tense. ;or example, D9hen 8omeo tells ;riar 6aurence of his love, the ;riar respon$s with caution.E @ou may have to change the verbs from the original in order to make your Auotations DfitE : if you do, use a sAuare bracket to indicate you4ve changed the word. The maLority of the essay should be 1&0R arg!ment and discussion that is proving the thesis, N&' Auotations. *2en integrating :!otations rom S2a6espeare yo! m!st%%% Intro$!ce t2em smoot2ly -envolio says, DGGGGGGGGGGGE -envolio is a peaceCmaker, DGGGGGGGGGGGGGE -envolio4s first words are DGGGGGGGGGGGE Separate lines o poetry wit2 a orwar$ slas2 DGGGGGGGGG 7 GGGGGGGGG 7 GGGGGGGGGGE Gi4e a proper parent2etical re erence# ollowe$ 5y a perio$ GGGGGE =). #. 2&C$)?. E"ample:
First of all, Benvolio shows that he is reasonable when he uses logical thinking to encourages the Capulet and Montague servants to stop fighting in the town square. Benvolio enters the square and exclaims, art, fools! " what #ou do% &'. i.()*(+,. logical thinker who wants to prevent a fight. ut up #our swords$ #ou know not -he audience.s first impression of Benvolio is that he is a /a#ing #ou know not what #ou do% shows

& set :!otations t2at are more t2an o!r lines o poetry -envolio says, GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. =I. ii. 2&C $'? // 9hen offsetting Auotations, be sure to =a? indent twice, =b? remove the Auotation marks, and =c? put your parenthetical reference after the period

that Benvolio understands that the fight can onl# cause more trouble than what it is worth, whereas he does not believe the other characters share his understanding because the# are being ruled b# their emotions in the moment.

*2en integrating :!otations rom Cue for Treason/Geo rey 'rease yo! m!st %%% C!otation =proof from a text that supports your point7 thesis? D D Integration =to fit something smoothly into something else? E 'o it a :!otation rom t2e te"t smoot2ly into t2e 5o$y o yo!r essay%

@ou cannot simply Mdrop4 a Auotation into your essay and expect it to make sense. @ou need to integrate :!otations smoot2ly an$ logically into t2e se:!ence o i$eas in yo!r essay . @ou do this by providing conte"t for a Auotation and introducing it with a lea$3in statement.

-onte"t : )ea$3 In Statement :

E"ample:

the w2o, w2at# w2en and w2ere of your Auotation =who is speaking, what are they talking about, where are they, when does it happen? This is where you smoothly fit the Auotation into the seAuence of ideas in your essay.

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eter recalls that the fate of 4ngland might 2it.s actions during this scene

hang on 5her leaving6 did not occur to her. ' 5was6 flattered to know that, for the moment, she was thinking more of m# fate7 &-rease )8+,. reinforce that she has come to care for broader mission of saving the 9ueen. eter a great deal, even at the expense of the

New Paragrap2 'ypes: Intro$!ction an$ -oncl!sion

The intro$!ction paragrap2 acts much like the topic sentence in the formal paragraph, and for right now, it has very specific components that must be included, has a relevant ?2oo6@ that pulls your reader into the discussion =big, broad idea? clearly identifies the author=s? and the title=s? of the text=s? =properly formatted? offers a summary of the text=s?, which makes sense in relation to the broader topic outlines your t2esis =what you intend to prove? gives a D5l!eprintE of the direction your argument is heading =outlines the order in which your body paragraphs will appear?

E"ample o an Intro$!ction Paragrap2

Hook
'n /ometimes a person.s best intentions can go horribl# wrong. Romeo and Juliet, b# :illiam /hakespeare, Friar ;aurence

Introduces title and author

learns a tragic lesson when his plan to bring the Montague and Capulet families together fails. <e is an integral part of the

tragic love stor#, even though he is much less famous than the !ummary of text, which reveals details connected to the topic. title characters who meet b# chance at a part#, declare their love mere hours later, marr# the next da#, then separate forever after sharing one night together. 6ead in to the thesis statement Friar ;aurence attempts to

help the #oung lovers, =omeo and >uliet, first b# marr#ing them in secret, then coming up with various solutions when =omeo is

'8ESIS S'('E.EN'

exiled and >uliet is pressured into marr#ing

aris.

-hrough all

of this, the Friar learns that he should not have attempted to meddle in the longtime feud. First, the Friar should not have

ever married the #oung people in secret, knowing full well that their families would not approve. ,l!eprint of %rguments /econd, the Friar should not

have encouraged =omeo to go to Mantua and await his further instructions, which sadl# were misdirected. Finall#, the Friar

should not have offered >uliet the potion that allow her to fake

Highlight what we as readers take away from reading the text.

her death.

B# watching the Friar become increasingl# involved in

this traged#, we learn that one person cannot attempt to take fate into his or her own hands.

% concl!sion paragrap2 wraps up your main points, restates your thesis, and leaves your reader with a Dbig ideaE about what you learned from reading the text=s? and working through this discussion about it =your last chance to persuade the reader that you are right about what you are trying to prove?.

E"ample o a -oncl!sion Paragrap2

:e are often told b# our parents to mind our own Re3state opinion, remindthe Friar should have taken this advice! business.% erhaps reader of overall idea of <e should essay. have sta#ed out of =omeo and >uliet.s business% b# not marr#ing them, nor offering his solutions to their Re3state the arguments. problems. 4ver# time =omeo and >uliet came to the Friar, he had a quick fix% for them. ?nfortunatel#, he learns that

he should have simpl# sta#ed out of the situation onl# when 6eave your reader with a Dprofound thoughtE the two #oung people who trusted him with ever#thing are about what we can all learn from-he reading the ending of /hakespeare.s Romeo and Juliet both dead. sad text. should be a warning to us all that we need to sta# out of people.s business, even when we have the best of intentions.