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Assignment: Analyzing Seminal Texts Prewrite (25 points) Instructions: Use this organizer to plan an essay comparing Abraham Lincoln's "Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg" to "Pericles’s Funeral Oration" by Thucydides. Purpose (Why are you writing the essay?) Audience (Who will read it and from whose point of view?) Thesis Statement Prewrite While the following is the same in both documents: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. This is what is different: 1. © K12 Inc. 2. 3. 4. 5. Thesis Statement (The statement should address similarities and differences and establish their significance in terms of our understanding of these speeches, their context, their authors, their audience, etc (pick one). Claim in Thesis Evidence from Text © K12 Inc. Assignment: Analyzing Seminal Texts Revision (15 points) Instructions: Use this checklist to revise your essay comparing and contrasting Lincoln's "Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg" and "Pericles’s Funeral Oration" by Thucydides. Revision Question Changes to Paper REVISION – Ask and answer the following questions while drafting and after the first and subsequent drafts. Use "track changes" or comments to keep track of the revision process. Submit the checklist along with the final draft of your paper. Your teacher will be able to view both the final paper and the revised copy with mark up. Are the ideas clearly explained? Are the sentences clear and varied in structure? Are there adequate transitions between ideas? Are the vocabulary choices appropriate for the audience and purpose of the assignment? Are the supporting paragraphs aligned to the thesis statement? Is the information organized logically? Is the information adequately explained so the reader can make connections and make sense of the supporting information and how it relates to the thesis? Is there enough supporting evidence to support the claims of the essay? Make changes to the paper to address any issues uncovered in the revision process. EDITING – Review paper for the following items and make necessary corrections after making any revisions in structure and ideas. Correct misspelled words. Capitalization Punctuation: quotation marks, colons, commas, dashes, etc. Usage errors: tense, homophones, word breaks © K12 Inc. Sentence structure Paragraphing Appropriate and consistent verb tenses throughout Paper is formatted correctly using MLA guidelines for font, margins, indentations, spacing, title page, etc. Use electronic tools, like electronic dictionaries, spelling and grammar checkers, to make editing decisions © K12 Inc. Assignment: Analyzing Seminal Texts First Draft (ungraded) Instructions: Use the previous organizers as guides to write the first draft of an essay comparing and contrasting Lincoln's "Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg" and "Pericles’s Funeral Oration" by Thucydides. The essay should include the following: 1. Introductory paragraph with thesis statement 2. Two to three body paragraphs, depending on organizational pattern a. Clearly stated thesis sentence with claim b. Text evidence to support claim c. Concluding sentence 3. Concluding paragraph that restates thesis and sums up with a final perspective After writing the first draft of your paper, you will need to revise it. Complete the revision checklist as you revise it and use “track changes” in your word processing software to show your revisions. Submit the revised paper, along with the revision checklist, for a grade. © K12 Inc. Assignment: Analyzing Seminal Texts First Draft (ungraded) Instructions: Use the previous organizers as guides to write the first draft of an essay comparing and contrasting Lincoln's "Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg" and "Pericles’s Funeral Oration" by Thucydides. The essay should include the following: 1. Introductory paragraph with thesis statement 2. Two to three body paragraphs, depending on organizational pattern a. Clearly stated thesis sentence with claim b. Text evidence to support claim c. Concluding sentence 3. Concluding paragraph that restates thesis and sums up with a final perspective After writing the first draft of your paper, you will need to revise it. Complete the revision checklist as you revise it and use “track changes” in your word processing software to show your revisions. Submit the revised paper, along with the revision checklist, for a grade. © K12 Inc.
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