Othello Analytical Sentences

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Creating Character in Othello

Write an analytical paragraph in which you explore how Shakespeare uses figurative language to establish the character of one of two minor characters: Brabantio or the Duke. Practice organizing your paragraph around the five features of analytical paragraphs that we discussed in class: a topic sentence, quote contextualization, direct quotation, ideas/claims, and an explanation that links the ideas to the specific details of the text.

Visual Reflections

What surprised you as you worked to translate the vision of your graphic novel onto paper? What challenged you? If you had an opportunity to revise, what would you change?

Reflect on the above questions and then spend 30 minutes writing a one or two paragraphs that represent what you learn. Practice structuring your paragraph around the features of analysis that you demonstrated in your VoiceThread analysis (point to specific details, offer ideas not observations, provide an explanation that links your ideas to your details).

Transitioning Persepolis

As we deepen our look into the conventions of graphic novels (panels, gutters, voice overs, symbols, etc.), we have identified juxtaposition as an especially effective technique. For this blog post, identify the panel transition/transitions between two or more panels in our most recent readings in Persepolis. Then, write an analytical paragraph in which you explore how these transitions work to explore or support a theme in the graphic novel. Keep in mind our discussion of the difference between a theme and topic.

As always, be sure that you support your ideas with evidence from the text. Also be sure to be as specific as possible in your evidence, explanations, diction, and syntax.

Critical Collaboration

In your last blog post, you reflected on your experience working with your co-author, with specific attention to the experiences of inhabiting their perspective and receiving and responding to their feedback.  In this post, write a paragraph in which you reflect on the experience of making/working with your partner. What were the different skills you needed in order for the designing and illustrating to go smoothly and productively? What challenges did you face? How did you respond to those challenges?

As always, be sure to point to specific examples in support of your observations. And continue working to incorporate sentence variety into your paragraphs.

Collaborating and Adapting

Now that you have had a chance to collaborate with your Lower School partner, write a paragraph in which you reflect on your experience working with your co-author. What was your experience receiving feedback from your partner? What were the challenges of listening to and inhabiting their perspective? How did you respond and adapt to the feedback they provided?

As always, be sure to point to specific examples in support of your observations. And continue working to incorporate sentence variety into your paragraphs.

The "Stuff" of Persepolis

In our most recent grammar lesson, we expanded our understanding of nouns as "stuff" that can be classified as people, places, things, and ideas to include qualities, quantities, and emotions. For this blog post, identify two nouns in the first two chapters of Persepolis. Then, write an analytical paragraph in which you explore how these two nouns work together to create or explore a theme in the graphic novel.

As always, be sure that you support your ideas with evidence from the text. Also, continue to work on varying your sentence structure.