YEAR 10 Romeo AND Juliet CAT: TEEL ESSAY

YEAR 10 Romeo AND Juliet CAT: TEEL ESSAY

*You have five (5) working days to complete the essay.                                     

*You will only have 1 period of class time to develop a plan and start your essay.

*You are to select one (1) of the topics below.                                                               

 *The analytical essay should be 500 – 700 words.

*You are encouraged to use resources in creating your essay response.

 

 

William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet.’

 

1. ‘Some shall be pardon’d and some punished,’ concludes the Prince at the end of the play. Who deserves to be pardoned? Who deserves to be punished?   

     Support your opinion with evidence from the play.

2. ‘Romeo and Juliet die because of the society in which they live and the people who are closest to them.’ To what point do you agree?

3. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet can be characterised by the conflict of opposites. Discuss

4. ‘Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their tragic fates.’ Do you agree?

5. ‘O, I am fortune’s fool!’ declares Romeo. To what degree is his and Juliet’s tragedy caused by fortune or fate?

6. ‘Romeo and Juliet's love is doomed not just by the world around it, but by its own intensity.’ Do you agree?

 

Behavioural Expectations

 

Ø  Your essay will be completed and submitted by the due date.

Ø  Write your topic at the top of your essay.

Ø  You must follow the TEEL essay writing format.

Ø  Your essay must contain an introduction and conclusion.

Ø  You should embed within the body of your essay, at least 3 quotes from the play. (At least one per body paragraph).

Ø  You must include footnotes indicating where the quotes are located in the play.

Ø  Do not copy or plagiarize other’s notes and/or work.

Ø  When and if researching record the name of the author and title of their work and include a footnote.

Ø  You need to submit the plan you produced in class with your essay.

Text Response Essay	Very High     5	High     4	Medium     3	Low     2	Very Low     1	Not Shown   0
Content and structure (8 x 5 possible marks)   Introduction: ü Clearly identifies the contention of the essay. ü Outlines three key ideas that support the contention of the essay.   Body paragraphs: Each paragraph should: ü Have a clear and simple topic sentence that is directly related to the topic. ü Be well structured (following the TEEL format), with ideas and sentences that are logically linked, including links to the main idea of the paragraph. ü Contain relevant and well-embedded quotes to support the ideas presented (in relation to the topic). ü Detailed discussion of ideas ü Refer to what the author is saying about society, and/or analyses at least one narrative structure used by the author to create meaning (e.g. Symbolism)   Conclusion: ü Clearly restates the contention and summarises the main ideas.
Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation and Editing    (3 x 5 possible marks)   ü Accurate use of punctuation and grammar. ü Accurate spelling. ü Sentences make sense when read (expression).
TOTAL:            out of 55    =               %

Sample Introduction: Romeo and Juliet

Sample Introduction: Romeo and Juliet

SAQ: Do you think that Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is suggesting that societal conventions, fate or the motivations of individuals, play the greatest role in the tragedy within the narrative.

(1) It could be suggested that Shakespeare is inferring either societal conventions, fate or the motivations of individuals play the greatest role in the tragedy that is central to Romeo and Juliet. (2) Within the text such devices can lead to both the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet's death and the infeasibility of their love. The tragedy can be described as symptomatic of the draconian society Romeo and Juliet inhabit and exists as both the death of the characters and inability of the lovers the to be agents in the facilitation of their own romance. (3) In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet it is the convoluted social dichotomy apparent within Verona that causes the tragedy that is central to the play. (4) The tragedy is facilitated because of the inflexibility of social tradition within Verona, the social binary that acts as a tool of fate and rigid family (familial) confliction that prevents Romeo and Juliet from being in love. 

Romeo and Juliet- Annotated Body Paragraph

Essay Planner: ANALYTICAL WRITING ON A TEXT

Essay Planner: ANALYTICAL WRITING ON A TEXT

Name:  _______________________________________ Date:  _______________

 

SAQ (Essay Question):____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________.

 

Introduction

 

 

Paraphrase SAQ: (Put SAQ in your own words you must mention title and author of text)

 

Explain your understanding and interpretation of the topic: (Define the key word or central idea from the SAQ within the context of the novel/nominated text)

 

 

Contention Sentence: (Outline your contention in one sentence)

 

 

List your 3 ideas that support your contention:

1)       

 

2)       

 

3)       

 

Body Paragraph 1:

Main Idea 1:

Topic sentence: (Outline your first supporting argument/idea)

 

 

Elaboration: (Explore the significance and relevance of your idea in relation to the question/topic)

 

 

Example: ( Provide a quote from the text that supports your understanding in the explanation.)

 

 

Explanation: (Explain how your quote relates to the topic and how it supports your argument)

 

 

 Link Sentence: (This sentence links back to the topic/question and can also lead into the next                      

                            paragraph)

                                                       

 

Body Paragraph 2:

 

Main Idea 2:

 

Topic sentence: (Outline your second supporting argument/idea)

 

 

Elaboration: (Explore the significance and relevance of your idea in relation to the question/topic)

 

 

Example: ( Provide a quote from the text that supports your understanding in the explanation.)

 

 

Explanation: (Explain how your quote relates to the topic and how it supports your argument)

 

 

 Link Sentence: (This sentence links back to the topic/question and can also lead into the next                     

                            paragraph)

 

 

Body Paragraph 3:

Main Idea 3:

 

Topic sentence: (Outline your first supporting argument/idea)

 

Elaboration: (Explore the significance and relevance of your idea in relation to the question/topic)

 

 

Example: (Provide a quote from the text that supports your understanding in the explanation.)

 

 

 

Explanation: (Explain how your quote relates to the topic and how it supports your argument)

 

 

 

 Link Sentence: (This sentence links back to the topic/question and can also lead into the next                     

                            paragraph)

 

 

 

Conclusion

Paraphrase the topic/question: (Write it using different words\phrases)

 

 

Repeat and re-affirm your main contention:

 

 

Final sentence must connect with the topic\question:

(Author must be acknowledged at this point.)