Format for your blended quotes practice / literary analysis

Today, you will be working on your writing skills and developing your first literary analysis assignment. This will not take the form of a paragraph, but it will have most of the writing elements you will see next week when you start drafting paragraph format responses.

 Topic Sentence 
1.) Raises specific issue to be discussed. 

• Clear Articulation is necessary 
• Requires specific word choice and careful use of abstract concepts.

2.) Transition Phrase,connecting this idea to previous issue of discussion 
3.) Make a claim. Do not merely provide information; information does not equal analysis 

Today: 

A. Begin with your conclusion about the theme developed in the play.
Ex: Sophocles uses symbolism to discuss the significance of unity and loyalty in civil society.
- Use active voice 
- Avoid "to be" verbs or multiple prepositional phrases 

B. Provide supporting analysis that proves the claim you provided in "A."
To do this, 

• First, provide  quoted evidence in a blended sentence that clarifies the context and significance of the words you select. 
• Next, provide detailed, insightful analysis of how these specific word choices, events, actions, perspectives, connections or interactions support conclusion you have drawn. This may take one or two sentences (no more than this)

YOU WILL NEED TO DO STEP "B" THREE TIMES. Please select the three most insightful, best supported examples from your three-column notes.