Romeo and Juliet Final DBQ Essay Review! You’ll need: a pen or pencil + final essay brainstorming sheet I gave you on Friday

What we’re doing! Going back through the texts we’ve already read and explored this quarter with the following guiding question in mind: “Is romantic love a positive or a negative development in a teenager’s life?”

Why we’re doing it! Your goal is to prepare your argument (including a thesis, reasons to explain your argument, and textual evidence to support those reasons) for your in-class essay on: Per 7: Tuesday and Wednesday of this week Per. 3: Friday of this week Per 2 + 6: Monday of next week Today, we’ll review and discuss main points in each text to help you start to construct your argument

What’s a DBQ??? Does it involve ribs, hot dogs, burgers, or a vegetarian meal of my choice??? Sadly, no. But….

DBQ = Document-Based Question These kinds of writing prompts ask you to combine your opinion on an issue plus other writers’ opinions. In other words: your interpretation of other writer’s opinions helps you explain your opinion about a subject

DBQ = Document-Based Question We’ve done this kind of writing this year – think of your fast food essay, your broken stereotypes magazine spread, and your OMAM essay – just not by this specific name. In ALL of these pieces, you had to support your reasons for believing something about a text using quotations taken from that text or other texts As the author of this piece, your job is to communicate the idea that my opinion is (fill in the blank), and these other authors helped me form that opinion in the following ways.

Remember these guys? Cling to them!! Cite authors that agree with your reasons and talk about why what they say helps explain something about your opinion….. OR, talk about an author whose ideas DON’T agree with your opinion, and explain why their reasoning is not correct and yours is.

Other logistics: Provided writing time = approximately two hours Your goal is to impress me with a strong argument and correctly-used textual support. So, don’t worry about style points. Have a quick intro and conclusion, but the focus is on your body paragraphs’ connection to your thesis. YOU determine how much time (and outlining/brainstorming) you would like to spend prepping before that. I gave you a brainstorming organizer to shape your thoughts on the back of your exam cover sheet; it is optional but recommended to at least think about how to shape your argument. Music used in a non-distracting way will be allowed. Bring paper and pens/pencils; plan to double-space. Bring YOUR annotated AOWs; I will provide copies of excerpts from the play to focus on.

Today’s practice: text review I have copies of all 13 of our texts and play excerpts (called “Sources”) on poster paper. Shortly, you’ll be assigned to start at a source by random selection. On your way there, grab a marker for each group member. Some sources are up on the wall; others will be stationed at clumps of desks.

Today’s practice: text review When everyone’s set up and I give the signal, you and your group member(s) have 2-3 minutes to find as many ideas as you can that support either side of our guiding question in that source. Underline or highlight specific words, phrases, or sentences, then explain what side of the argument that passage fits and why. Be ready to rotate clockwise to the next group when I call time.

Today’s practice: text review As we rotate, it’ll seem like everything in the text has already been “found.” At that point: respond to what prior groups have found agree or disagree with them answer their questions or bring up other ones. This is like a silent discussion, with two exceptions: you’ll be rotating between posters you may talk quietly with your group member(s) as you figure out what your source has to say about the guiding question.

Wrap-up These posters will not be up during our final exam, so consider using our last few minutes as we clean up to: Snap a photo of texts you’re interested in annotating and using in your planning process (but do NOT plan on using the photos during the exam – write down any notes or ideas generated from these posters as notes to bring in to write from.) Take a moment to fill in a quotation or two on your brainstorming sheet.

Final thoughts…