Hamlet+-+Characterization

TASKS: 1. As an individual, click on the link to the group google document. Read through the paragraphs and examine them for a. being on-prompt, b. providing relevant and substantial evidence, c. thoroughly connecting evidence to position, and d. conventional and mechanical errors. Highlight errors and make corrections/suggestions and additions on the hard copy. Then, make the changes you think are necessary in the google document, being sure to add a comment to explain why you are making the change. Save your changes and move into your small group. 2. In your small groups, discuss the changes you made, then compose an introductory paragraph and thesis that a. employs an advanced strategy, b. clearly argues Hamlet as a dynamic character in the thesis, and c. is concise (3-4 sentences maximum). Once you have composed it, add it to the google document for your group in a different color. 3. In small groups, compose two additional paragraphs to support Hamlet as a dynamic character. These paragraphs should a. provide relevant and substantial evidence that is NOT plot-based, b. thoroughly connect evidence to position, c. be concise and powerful in syntax and diction, and d. be free from conventional and mechanical errors. The paragraphs can fall before, between, or after the two paragraphs already present. Add these paragraphs to your google document in a different color. 4. In small groups, compose a concluding paragraph for the entire essay that a. ties the microcosm to the macrocosm and b. uses a concluding strategy that correlates with the introductory strategy. Add this paragraph to your google document in a different color.

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