Label Your Paper: Warm-Ups, Week 8

• Monday, September 30, 2013• Journal: “A time when I witnessed or

experienced discrimination…”– Remember that discrimination is unfair treatment

as a result of prejudice of any kind.

Strategies for Writing Conclusions

September 30, 2013

A conclusion should…

• stress the importance of the thesis statement, • give the essay a sense of completeness, and • leave a final impression on the reader.

Suggestions• Answer the question "So What?"

– Show your readers why this paper was important. Show them that your paper was meaningful and useful.

• Synthesize, don't summarize – Don't simply repeat things that were in your paper. They have read it. Show them

how the points you made and the support and examples you used were not random, but fit together.

• Redirect your readers – Give your reader something to think about, perhaps a way to use your paper in the

"real" world. If your introduction went from general to specific, make your conclusion go from specific to general. Think globally.

• Create a new meaning – You don't have to give new information to create a new meaning. By

demonstrating how your ideas work together, you can create a new picture. Often the sum of the paper is worth more than its parts.

Strategies

• Echo the introduction• Challenge the reader• Pose a question

Example (from Elizabethtown)

By the time Drew and Claire are reunited at “The World’s Second Largest Farmer’s Market,” the viewer is fully aware of the archetypal elements of this film. More than just a love story, Elizabethtown is a humorous take on the classic coming-of-age tale. The audience is able to witness a troubled hero’s gradual realization—with the help of a nurturing guide—of what really matters in life. Like all good movies, Elizabethtown uses archetypes to show audiences something about themselves—in this case, that family, friends, and relationships are far more valuable than anything that can be bought or sold.

How to Earn 10 Extra Points

• Easiest PowerPoint of your life• Presentation: TALKING, NOT READING• “Photo Essay;” one slide per paragraph

Archetypes in Elizabethtown

Iman Awesome StudentMs. Geller10th World Lit/Comp30 September 2013

The Troubled Hero: Drew (Orlando Blom)

The Mentor/Guide/Nurturer: Claire (Kirsten Dunst)

The Coming of Age

So What?

• Literature and film give us insight into our own lives and relationships

• Archetypes are a universal language• Elizabethtown effectively conveys the internal

conflicts and insecurities we all face• I give this film 3.5 out of 5 stars; there are

formulaic, cheesy, and clichéd moments, but it is funny, heartwarming, and has a great soundtrack. And Orlando Bloom

When you turn it in…

• Staple in this order, top to bottom:– Final copy– Works Cited page– Rough draft with annotations– Peer revision form– Shaping sheet– RUBRIC