Analyzing Shakespeare in Writing

PERIOD 6 - Please find our introduction to analyzing Othello here.

PERIOD 7 - Our introduction can be located by clicking here.

Revising Your Narrative

Revision of Narratives

Consider the following as you revise your narratives.  Look at the two sample narratives for examples.  Have your partner help you to identify these elements in your own narrative and consider how you may improve them.

• Presence and purpose of flashbacks, tangents, allusions
• Elements used to characterize
• Language - Is it consistent throughout?  What, if any, slang terms have you used?  Do you sound like Holden?  If so, is it forced or appropriate? Do you have a clear voice and tone, and do your language choices help to establish these?
• Use of italics, dashes, sentence structure (varied short and long) - have you used them? If so, for what purpose?
• Dialogue - Is it used?  If so, is it used effectively and written correctly?
• Realization - Is it cliche?  How is it written?  Does it stay in the same tone/voice of the rest of the piece? Do you lead up to it well?
• Beginning - Is it effective?  Does it throw your reader right in? Does it establish your voice from the onset?
  
  
  Be sure to distinguish between long, rambling sentences and run-on sentences. Remember that two or more independent clauses cannot be joined with just a comma even in this type of assignment.

Catcher Inspired Narrative Assignment

Here is the product descriptor and rubric for the Catcher Inspired Narrative, which is due on Tuesday, 12/15.


Here is the sample narrative that I wrote.

Comma Practice

Place commas wherever they are needed in the following sentences.

1. There was no question that John's painting a huge colorful and ugly mural was the worst entry in the art exhibit.

2. Werner von Braun Willy Ley and Edward Teller noted authorities in the field of rocket development have done much to guide the missile program of the United States.

3. Mr. Cready's ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time is I believe amazing.

4. Running around the house the dog was abruptly stopped by a fence.

5. If the opposition should win our candidate would never have any political future.

6. Glamour the woman's fashion magazine recently incorporated with Charm another fashion journal.

7. Joe was born on May 7 1955 and his best friend was born exactly two months later on July 7 1955.

8. Mr. and Mrs. Kwon my parents' best friends sat in front of us at the football game.

9. The woman that had the red sweater on began yelling at her child in the supermarket.