Important Dates
Tuesday, December 15 -- research and notes due
Tuesday, Dec. 15 - Thursday, Dec. 17 -- in class work days
Friday, December 18 -- ESSAY DUE
Important Steps
- Research your topic – go
back through the text looking closely for quotations related to your
prompt. Copy them down. Always record the act, scene and line number! Some
ideas:
- Use notecards to organize
your research
- Keep everything in one part
of your notebook
- Create a special word
document for your research
- Look at all the evidence
you gathered. What are the natural arguments or conclusions you can draw?
What patterns can you bring together? Let the text speak—don’t try to
force an interpretation that isn’t there!
- Draft a strong thematic
inquiry statement.
- Write! Revise! Edit!
