9B: Macbeth essay

You will write a four-paragraph essay, following the provided outline. In each paragraph, use the best possible structure, and provide examples whenever appropriate. Also, use transitions between paragraphs to explain the relationships between the ideas.

Choose one of the conflicts of the play we have identified:

• appearance / reality

• ambition / honor

• fate / will

• guilt / amorality

You will explore what the play has to say about that conflict.

Introduction: Find an interesting way to introduce the conflict generally, put the conflict in the play and end with a thesis statement.

Thesis statement: In a single sentence, explain what you will say about the conflict, including the structure of the two body paragraphs.

Body paragraph one: Show the presence of the conflict throughout the play. Use examples and use the key words from your thesis statement to analyze those examples.

Body paragraph two: Explain how Shakespeare resolves the conflict. Use examples (probably from the last act or two) and analyze.

Conclusion: Restate the thesis briefly and express your own ideas about that conflict in the real world.

Rules

Essays should be 500-1000 words long.

In the final draft, essays should be 1½ -spaced or double-spaced.

Due Dates

Tuesday, 20 January: complete working drafts reviewed in class

Thursday, 22 January: published essay due

Assessment

A: Content	B: Organization	C: Style & Language
· Do show a perceptive understanding of the ideas from the novel? · Do you carefully choose details from the novel or other wise to support your ideas? · Do you discuss and analyze ideas in a manner which focuses on significant concepts in a sophisticated manner?	· Are the paragraphs organized in a way to focus on the main idea of the essay? · Are examples integrated in a sophisticated and focused manner? · Do transitions show cohesion and movement between paragraphs?	· Are you ‘following the rules’ of spelling, grammar and punctuation? · Do you use the right word for the right situation? · Are you using the language of literary analysis?