Ritual - The King Must Die Part 3 / Critical Lens Essay Prep

College Prep 12

• Define ritual, discuss
• Identify and discuss ritual in the story so far
• Discuss ritual in terms of myth functions
• Start reading "The King Must Die" pg. 248
• Finish tomorrow with subsitute.
• Thursday: essay rewrites

Grade 10

• Generate list of books read in preparation for writing critical lens essays
• Students should prepare for critical lens writing by: reviewing story characters, plot, themes, etc.
• Distribute critical lens handout:
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  Critical Lens Essay Layout
  Introduction Paragraph: All of the information in regular font is information that you will need to "plug in" to the critical lens introduction formula. All of the information that is in italics is information that you copy down- your formula.
  
• According to author of quote, "quote the critical lens statement word for word." In other words, re-word or paraphrase the critical lens statement in your own words. Title of work of literature by author’s name, and "Title of work of literature" by author’s name, illustrate the truth (or fallacy) of this theme.
  
  Body Paragraph One: In body paragraph one, you will be discussing the first work of literature, a literary element from that work of literature, and how they relate to the critical lens statement. This body paragraph should have a strong topic sentence, and should tie all of the above information together using SPECIFIC examples from the work of literature that have to do with the literary element of your choice. These specific examples should PROVE the quote to be true or false, depending on whether or not you agree with the critical lens statement. An example of a topic sentence (first sentence in paragraph) is as follows:
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  Title of work of literature, by author’s name, proves author of critical lens statement theme to be true (or false).
  
  Body Paragraph Two: For this paragraph, you will use the same directions and topic sentence as body paragraph one, only you will use a NEW work of literature, and a DIFFERENT literary element.
  
  Conclusion: In the conclusion, you should ALWAYS restate your thesis and your main ideas (it is okay to repeat, in other words, important points you have made, such as: what the critical lens statement means, briefly how it ties in with both works of literature, and/or the literary elements that you chose).
• New Vocabulary:
  Anecdote: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
  Profound: showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; great, important meaning
  Thesis: A statement that is maintained by argument
  Annotate: to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes