Final Playlist for your Essays

Michael:  Debaser --Pixies
Preeya: Crazy Little Thing Called Love -- Queen
Timmy: Control -- Janet Jackson
Alex: Me, Myself & I -- De La Soul
Renee: Tunnel of Love -- Bruce Springsteen
Sam L: Losing my Religion -- R.E.M.
Rebecca: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun -- Cyndi Lauper // Girls -- Beastie Boys
Aidan: We're Not Gonna Take it -- Twisted Sister
Sam VL: Lady -- Kenny Rogers // I Don't Want to Live without You -- Foreigner
George: Wanted Dead or Alive -- Bon Jovi
Grey: Dude Looks like a Lady -- Aerosmith

Final Project

Here are your options

TMOV: Topic sentences & evidence

1. Review of topic sentences ... same rules apply as for thesis statement. Working in pairs, work through these guidelines

• A strong thesis is arguable.  Someone has to be able to disagree with you.
• A thesis is a complete sentence (for a paper that is fewer than 10 pages, you really should not need more than one sentence to make a clear argument).
• A thesis takes a stand or draws a conclusion, rather than summarizing or simply announcing a subject.
• A thesis is as specific as possible, rather than vague or general.
• A thesis expresses one main idea, & does not make too many points all at once.
• A thesis expresses a new insight. It presents a unique ideas

2. What does your evidence tell you? Talk through your evidence with partner. Remember: you must connect evidence to thesis early and often.

TMOV: Questions & thesis statements

Thesis workshop!!

Start finding evidence.

TMOV: Final scene & essay questions

Review Nunn's final scene. Discuss differences between the two versions. Reminder of questions:

1. How to the two Portia's differ? How are they similar?
2. How are the two Antonio's different? How are they similar?3. How does the filmmaker make the viewer sympathize with Shylock?4. How does the filmmaker alienate/welcome Antonio from/into the group?

Act 5 --> Final thoughts on how it all comes together

Review questions --> AMAZING!!!! Let's narrow down. Let's find the best, the worst, the ones that didn't really sound awesome or really make us cringe. And then -- pick one to focus on.

TMOV: Essay questions (homework)

Please post your essay questions here. Don't forget to look at your previous post on themes. Really good work and definitely a great question or two in there.

Mary

TMOV: Act 5 and It's all over

Review trial scenes from both film versions. Please take notes to answer the following questions ...

1. How to the two Portia's differ? How are they similar?
2. How are the two Antonio's different? How are they similar?
3. How does the filmmaker make the viewer sympathize with Shylock?
4. How does the filmmaker alienate/welcome Antonio from/into the group?

Act 5
Thoughts on the end?
Who is the Merchant of Venice?

Questions
Write an essay question for the following topics: 1. Character, 2. Theme, 3. Language, 4. Structure, 5. Specific passage (optional)