This is your last blog of the year and is not required, it is merely a last opportunity for extra credit. We started the year with a blog that required you to interpret a quote, agree or disagree with it, and explain your reasoning. That is the basic format for a critical lens essay like the one you'll be doing on your final or your Regents exam. This is great practice for that test. There are a few more requirements for a critical lens, so I'm going to add a few more requirements to this one too. This is what you need to do:
1st Paragraph - Restate the quote and name the author. Explain what the quote means. Tell us whether you agree or disagree with the quote. Name two books and authors you can relate to the quote, and name a literary element (characterization, setting, theme, plot, etc.) that is seen in the books.
2nd Paragraph - Give more details about what the quote means. Explain it more fully. Write at least three sentences.
3rd Paragraph - Discuss the first book and why it fits with the quote. Be sure to underline the title of the book and to name the author. The author is NOT your friend, so refer to him or her by their last name. What literary element in that book fits the quote or supports it?
4th Paragraph - Discuss the second book and why it fits with the quote. Be sure to underline the title of the book and to name the author. The author is NOT your friend, so refer to him or her by their last name. What literary element in that book fits the quote or supports it?
Last Paragraph - Wrap it up. You can insert personal narrative here; talk about ways the quote is meaningful to your life as well as in the two books. You need at least three sentences here. Be meaningful!
********* Use spell check and grammar check. All of the rules that have applied all year apply here and, because it is extra credit and you've had a whole year with the same rules, you can be sure I am going to grade accordingly. If you'd like help with your editing or formatting before Friday, see me. I am not going to edit anything on Friday.
YOUR QUOTE IS: Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Confucius
Good Luck!
Mrs. Lucia (:
