1. WARM UP FOR 2/9/2015 What are the rules to format an essay in MLA? What are the rules to format an essay in MLA? List all of the requirements for MLA format.

2. WESTERN LITERATURE FEBRUARY 9, 2015 OEDIPUS THE KING LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY WORKSHOP MAKE-UP SOCRATIC SEMINAR FOR OEDIPUS THE KING TODAY DURING ADVISEMENT. THIS IS A UNIT ASSESSEMENT WORTH 60 POINTS. BRING YOUR BOOK AND YOUR QUOTE CUBE TO THE DISCUSSION.

3. ESSAY WORKSHOP If you have a completed rough draft of your essay, make a circle. On the top of your essay, write what kind of feedback you are looking for from your classmates. If you discover any typos or mistakes during this workshop, please correct as needed. If you do not have your completed rough draft today, please sit away from everyone else and complete your rough draft.

4. ROTATE! HAND OVER YOUR ESSAY TO THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU IN A CLOCKWISE CIRCLE.

5. 1. CLAIM, EVIDENCE, & COMMENTARY COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOR THE ESSAY. STEP ONE: Read and annotate the essay. STEP TWO: Underline his or her thesis statement. Does the thesis statement provide a clear claim for the paper? STEP THREE: Underline the claim in each body paragraph and compare it to the thesis. Is the claim proving the overall thesis? STEP FOUR: Is there sufficient evidence for each claim in the body paragraphs? STEP FIVE: Is there commentary that connects the evidence to the claim clearly?

6. ROTATE! HAND OVER YOUR ESSAY TO THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU IN A CLOCKWISE CIRCLE.

7. 2. FOCUSED SKILLS COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOR THE ESSAY. STEP ONE: Read and annotate the essay. STEP TWO: Circle any instances of “ quote vomit ”(whenever a quote appears in the paper without any introduction). Remember to try to use portion quotes. STEP THREE: Star any instances of 2 nd person. Suggest revision for the presence of “you.” If you see “the reader” or “one” perhaps suggest revisions as well. STEP FOUR: Provide general feedback—especially whatever feedback is requested at the top of the paper.

8. WORKS CITED FOR OUR PLAY Sophocles. "Oedipus the King." The Three Theban Plays. Trans. Robert Fagles. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1984. Print.

9. ROTATE! HAND OVER YOUR ESSAY TO THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU IN A CLOCKWISE CIRCLE.

10. 3. MECHANICS COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOR THE ESSAY. STEP 1: Read and annotate the essay. STEP 2: Edit the essay paying attention to sentence structure: identify run-ons, comma splices, fragments. STEP 3: Check each in-text citation with line numbers. “Quote” (#). STEP 4: Review the guidelines for MLA format below.

11. HOMEWORK final draft is due on Wednesday Revise and edit your final draft of the literary analysis essay. Your final draft is due on Wednesday.