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For the first draft, examine the
sense of community in the Shakespeare biography. This can be defined and focused in many
different ways. How does Bryson characterize Shakespeare's
early modern community? What kind of impact does he
suggest that it had on the playwright? Minimally, you must look closely at three
specific extended passages in the biography to draw your conclusions. Use/ apply the essays on community and
the individual whenever you can, and include textual
evidence. Remember that drafts are
required; missing a draft will cause your final grade for
the paper to drop one letter grade.
The next draft is on
Thirteen Days. Examine it as a
community: what are the salient (defining) traits of the
community that is participated in the decision-making process
during the Cuban missile crisis? Narrow your focus as much
as possible. You might, for instance, focus narrowly on
the participation of the military members of the group.
You might also focus on the leadership of John F. Kennedy.
Keep in mind, however, that you will be combining this draft
with the Shakespeare draft so find a similar focus. This draft must include close examination of
specific passages/ exchanges in Thirteen Days. Use and
apply the essays on community and individual whenever you can.
You will combine these two into a compare
and contrast essay in which you draw conclusions about the
effects of these different sense of communities on the
individuals you have studied. This five to seven page
essay will incorporate at least two of the essays that we have
discussed.
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make
sure that your conclusions about William Shakespeare and about JFK
and Thirteen Days are in your thesis statement
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use direct quotations (with signal phrases and parenthetical
documentation) and other evidence to support your topic
statements
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avoid
vague statements such as "there are many similarities and
many differences...."
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define significant terms such as "community" or
"leadership" yourself (do not use dictionary
definitions)
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underline
or italicize book titles; put essay titles in quotations
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avoid
first and second person point-of-view ("I" and "you"):
everything that isn't cited is your view
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"Who are you?” said the caterpillar.
This
was not an encouraging opening for a
conversation.
Alice
replied rather shyly, 'I—I hardly know, Sir,
just at present—
at
least I knew who I was when I got up this
morning,
but I
think I must have changed several times since
then.”
From Lewis Carroll's
Alice in Wonderland
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