2. Writing Prompt
What is a man? After reading MACBETH and teacher-selected texts, (1) write an argumentative essay in which you discuss how Shakespeare uses characters to develop theme in the play AND (2) evaluate which character most clearly exhibits the characteristics that the playwright believes a real man possesses.

3. What is a man , according to William Shakespeare? Textual Evidence

4. What is a man?
Captain: “For brave Macbeth –well he deserves that name- disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel, / Which smoked with bloody execution, / Like valor’s minion carved out his passage / Till he faced the slave; / Which nev’r shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, /Till he unseamed him from the nave to the’ chops, / And fixed his head upon our battlements” (441).

5. What is a man?
Banquo: “But ‘tis strange: / And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, / The instruments of darkness tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifles, to betray us / In deepest consequence” (447).

6. What is a man?
Macbeth: “Prithee, peace! / I dare do all that may become a man; / Who dares do more is none” (454).

7. What is a man?
Banquo: “As upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches shine- / Why, by the verities on thee made good, / May they not be my oracles as well / And set me up in hope? But hush, no more!” (472).

8. What is a man?
Ross: “I pray you school yourself. But, for your husband, / He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows / The fits o’ th’ season” (495).

9. What is a man?
Malcolm: “What, man! Ne’er pull your hat upon your brows; / Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak Whispers the o’er-fraught heart, and bids it break” (503).

10. What is a man?
Malcolm: “Dispute it like a man.
Macduff: “I shall do so; / But I must also feel it as a man” (504).

11. What is a man?
Macduff: “I could play the woman with mine eyes, / And braggart with my tongue! …Bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myself; / Within my sword’s length set him” (505).

12. Writing Prompt

13. Macbeth Writing Assignment
You will write a multi-paragraph, 2 1/2 to 3 page, typed essay.    
Each body paragraph must be at least ten to twelve sentences long.
Grades will be severely impacted for papers shorter than the
2 ½ page minimum.
The paper will be written entirely in third person (No “I think,” “I believe,” etc.)
Write your paper in the present tense (Not “Macbeth was…” but “Macbeth is…”
Type your paper according to MLA guidelines, including the use of parenthetical citations.
Proofread your paper at least 1000 times, and use your word processor’s spell check feature before you turn it in.
Papers will be submitted to turnitin.com (no exceptions)

14. Macbeth Writing Schedule
Tuesday
2/26
Prompt
breakdown
Wednesday
2/27
Writing the Thesis Statement
Thursday
2/28
Outlining the paper
Friday
3/1
Rough draft
Introduction
Monday
3/4
Rough draft
Body 1
Tuesday
3/5
Rough draft
Body 2
Wednesday
3/6
Rough draft
Body 3
Thursday
3/7
Rough draft
Body 4
Friday
3/8
Rough draft
Conclustion
Monday
3/11
Final draft
Tuesday
3/12
ACT
Wednesday
3/13
Final Draft
Thursday
3/14
Final Draft
Friday
3/15
Submit
Final Draft

15. Writing Prompt
What is a man? After reading MACBETH and teacher-selected texts, write an argumentative essay in which you discuss how Shakespeare uses characters to develop theme in the play AND evaluate which character most clearly exhibits the characteristics that the playwright believes a real man possesses.

16. Writing Prompt
What is a man? After reading MACBETH and teacher-selected texts, (1) write an argumentative essay in which you discuss how Shakespeare uses characters to develop theme in the play AND (2) evaluate which character most clearly exhibits the characteristics that the playwright believes a real man possesses.

17. Writing Prompt
What is a man? After reading MACBETH and teacher-selected texts, (1) write an argumentative essay in which you discuss how Shakespeare uses characters to develop theme in the play AND (2) evaluate which character most clearly exhibits the characteristics that the playwright believes a real man possesses.

18. Organizing Your Macbeth Paper

19. Writing Your Thesis Statement

20. Writing Your Thesis Statement

21. Writing Your Thesis Statement

22. Writing Your Thesis Statement

23. Writing Your Thesis Statement

24. Writing Your Thesis Statement

25. Organizing Your Macbeth Argumentative Paper

26. Organizing Your Macbeth Paper
Thesis Statement
William Shakespeare uses various characters to develop his theme of masculinity and Macduff/Banquo/Malcolm to illustrate real manhood.

27. A. Introduction   B. Shakespeare uses various characters to develop his theme of manhood   Ideas:   *Uses negative examples: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth *Uses many characters, each showing a partial picture of true manhood *Transition: One example of how he builds a picture of the characteristics of a man is __________________________   C. Shakespeare uses Banquo to illustrate the characteristics of a real man   D. Shakespeare uses Malcolm to illustrate the characteristics of a real man   E. Shakespeare uses Macduff to illustrate the characteristics of a real man F. Conclusion

28. A. Introduction   B. Shakespeare uses various characters to develop his theme of manhood   Ideas:   *Uses negative examples: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth *Uses many characters, each showing a partial picture of true manhood *Transition: One example of how he builds a picture of the characteristics of a man is __________________________   C. Shakespeare uses Banquo to illustrate the characteristics of a real man   D. Shakespeare uses Banquo to illustrate the characteristics of a real man   E. Shakespeare uses Banquo to illustrate the characteristics of a real man F. Conclusion

29. A. Introduction   B. Shakespeare uses various characters to develop his theme of manhood   Ideas:   *Uses negative examples: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth *Uses many characters, each showing a partial picture of true manhood *Transition: One example of how he builds a picture of the characteristics of a man is __________________________   C. Shakespeare uses Macduff to illustrate the characteristics of a real man   D. Shakespeare uses Macduff to illustrate the characteristics of a real man   E. Shakespeare uses Macduff to illustrate the characteristics of a real man F. Conclusion

30. Organizing Your Macbeth Body Paragraphs

31. Organizing Your Paper Thesis Statement Body ¶: Topic Sentence 1

32. The Introductory Paragraph
Ingredients in the introduction:
An interesting “HOOK”
A lead in to your thesis statement including the name of the play, the author, and the topic.
You one sentence thesis statement (the last sentence in the intro).
A good introduction should be at least 5-7 sentences

33. The Introductory Paragraph
Questions to ask myself
Is my introduction interesting?
Can a “new” person follow me?
Have I introduced Macbeth and William Shakespeare?
Is my thesis statement the last sentence in my introduction
Am I using the provided thesis statement?

34. Unity in the Paragraph Topic Sentence
Every sentence in a paragraph should support the main idea expressed in the topic sentence.
Topic Sentence
sentence
sentence
sentence
sentence

35. The concluding or clincher sentence
Restate the topic sentence in different words.
A clincher sentence or concluding sentence clinches the point made in the paragraph.
It summarizes the paragraph.

36. Organizing Your Paragraph

37. The Body Paragraph Questions to ask myself
Do I have a strong topic sentence?
Do I have textual evidence?
Does my paragraph flow?
Did I properly introduce my quote?
Do I adequately explain and discuss my quote?
Do I have a concluding sentence?
Is my paragraph substantial (10-12 sent)

38. Please avoid: Death by PLOT SUMMARY

39. The Conclusion
This is the final chance to convince your reader of your Claim (Thesis Statement).
Purpose of the conclusion:
Summarize of your Claim in a way that is NOT redundant or a simple restatement of your Thesis Statement.
Focus on the BIG PICTURE and do NOT introduce new details.
Wrap up your argument.
A good introduction should be at least 4-6 sentences.

40. Citations Rules
Anything in “quotation marks” MUST have an accompanying parenthetical citation, otherwise it is considered plagiarism.
Don’t interrupt a sentence to place a parenthetical citation, but put all citations at the END of the sentence.
“Don’t put citations here” (126) but here (126).
Citations include ONLY the page number of the textbook.
“Out damned spot” (275). (p. 275), (Scene 3, line 35).
Quoting one of the articles we read requires a “Works Cited” page and the in-text parenthetical citation will look like this… “My quote here” (Sweetwater 1).
The placement of the period in the above citations is CRITICAL. Take note of it and do it correctly.