Form in groups of three drafts (i.e. you could have five people but only three of you have drafts). Take turns reading your Retelling piece aloud. After hearing each draft, the group then uses the questions below to guide their discussion. The author stays silent. When the group finishes, the author can ask a question or two--then move on to the next person.
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Note: Before writing this piece, take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the center of the page top to bottom. Write only on the left side. Label the left side as "Writer's Review Draft 2-1."
Write about what your "aim" is in this piece? What is the interpretation or insight into Hamlet that you are trying to communicate with this piece? In what ways would you say your piece is "coming to terms" with Hamlet or another interpretation of Hamlet? In what way would you say your piece is forwarding or countering Hamlet or some interpretation or other retelling of Hamlet?
Where are you in getting to where you want to be with this piece? What more do you need to do and how will you go about doing it?
Drafting Note:
KEEP ALL Drafts of Essay #2. Save each different draft as its own file and use a clear file name convention to indicate different drafts.
e.g. E2-1, E2-2, E2-3.
You will need ALL of these drafts and writer's review to turn into your final draft submission packet.
Reminder about Late Drafts--not having a draft in-class when drafts are due (for whatever reason) will result in -5 points off your grade for the essay. If you miss, you should post the draft into our online writing environment or show me the draft by our next class or when you next return.
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Homework for next class:
1) Do some "scholarly research" into your "insight" through the literature databases.
**NEW Assignment requirement:**
I want you to find at least two scholarly articles or artistic interpretations related to your insight that you include into your thinking and "performing" of your Retelling piece. You should find these in the literature databases or in books on Hamlet/Shakespeare you find in the library. Web sources are possible, but they must be scholarly in nature (i.e. not just posted by anybody, but material posted by academics and scholars). Literature Online seems like the best database, but try a number of them. You will eventually cite and discuss these other views toward Hamlet and your insight in your "About" discussion, refering to how you come to terms, forward, or counter (or even take an approach) them (i.e. you don't have to cite them within your retelling piece).
2) Work on your piece to have a complete 2-2 draft of the Retelling and About pieces for next Thursday.
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Rewrites for the Antigone essay due Friday 2/22 (those that got theirs Tuesday can turn them in 2/26)
Cinderalla rewrites due Friday too 2/22 (no more chances on the Cinderalla MLA exercise)
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