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Critical Analysis Essay Review

Critical Analysis Essay Review. Monday, November 18 th 2013 . What seems to be the problem? . In The Sword in the Stone , T.H. White illustrates Wart as an adventurous person. . Primary Claims . Make sure your primary claim is directly addressing the prompt. The prompt/task:

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Critical Analysis Essay Review

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  1. Critical Analysis Essay Review Monday, November 18th 2013

  2. What seems to be the problem? In The Sword in the Stone, T.H. White illustrates Wart as an adventurous person.

  3. Primary Claims • Make sure your primary claim is directly addressing the prompt. • The prompt/task: Based on your reading so far of T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, explain the personality of Wart. • Do not focus on stating a trait/multiple traits in your primary claim. That is what your secondary claims are for.

  4. What seems to be the problem? One trait of Wart’s personality T.H. White illustrates is that he is kind. When Wart and Kay go hawking, Wart is determined to stay with Cully once he flew away. Wart is really genuine. Wart shows that he is caring by staying with Cully. Wart really is a loving person.

  5. Secondary Claims • Your secondary claim should be clear and state ONE specific personality trait Wart exhibits. • After you state this claim, do not use synonyms throughout the support. • Do not confuse the reader; it should be evident which trait you are claiming is illustrated

  6. What seems to be the problem? That is how Wart is caring, curious, and adventurous. In conclusion, Wart is a happy, loving, and an emotional character in The Sword in the Stone.

  7. Concluding Statements • Your concluding statement should wrap up the paragraphs ideas effectively, and relate to the opening sentence. • No new ideas/synonyms of your traits should be stated in your conclusion statement.

  8. What seems to be the problem? One trait T.H. White illustrates Wart as is curious. Wart is especially curious about being turned into different animals, including a fish. Wart being turned into a fish proves that he is curious because one can see that Wart is yearning to learn. Wart wanted to be a fish because it was extremely hot outside and he is just curious.

  9. EVIDENCE • Evidence should come directly after your secondary claim • Your evidence should focus on ONE specific and detailed scene or event from the text. • This evidence should be more than one vague sentence such as “Wart is turned into many different animals.” • Your evidence needs to support your claim; it cannot be weak or lacking references to the text. • Completely finish describing your evidence before you analyze. Do NOT begin to analyze and then go back to describe the scene/event from the text. This does not follow the pattern of Claim----Evidence-----Reason.

  10. What seems to be the problem? Kay stormed off and Wart followed Cully into the forest. This shows Wart is caring because he wouldn’t leave Cully alone.

  11. Analysis • This should be MORE than one sentence. • Your analysis shouldexplain whyyour evidence supports your secondary claim. What about your evidence confirms the trait in the character? Explain how you know this. What you do you know about this trait in general? Do not be brief with your analysis! Elaborate. • Do not just analyze your evidence, connect it back to your claim.

  12. What seems to be the problem? Wart is curious. One way wart is curious is on page 47, “Merlyn please turn me into an ant. I am dying of boredom.” From this evidence, one can see Wart showing his curiosity.

  13. Quotes NO QUOTES! NO QUOTES! NO QUOTES! • QUOTES will not suffice as evidence. Many of you do not know the proper way to insert quotes in your writing. • Refrain from using quotes, try paraphrasing or summarizing an event/scene or dialogue.

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