2. Use the author’s exact words. We cannot reinvent or change the writer’s text.

3. Use Only What You Need WEAVE only what you need from a quote into your own sentence. The star of the writing is YOU and YOUR THINKING. You don’t need to use an entire long quote…so......

4. Weave: Don’t Dump Dumping: Romeo’s exclamation when he sees Juliet for the first time, includes poetic language features, which Shakespeare uses to make me realise that Romeo was instantly and deeply in love. “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night, Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear … For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”

5. Our goal is to find a way to WEAVE a quote into our original sentence. Weaving: Romeo’s exclamation when he sees “rich jewel” Juliet for the first time, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” includes poetic language features, which Shakespeare uses to make me realise that Romeo was instantly and deeply in love with a “true beauty”.

6. . Include the CONTEXT of the quote: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW Example of PROVIDING NO CONTEXT Romeo says that Juliet is a “true beauty”. Example of PROVIDING CONTEXT Romeo’s exclamation when he sees “rich jewel” Juliet for the first time, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” includes poetic language features, which Shakespeare uses to make me realise that Romeo was instantly and deeply in love with a “true beauty”.

7. Explain how your quote supports your answer. Demo of Explanation at end on next slide

8. Romeo’s exclamation when he sees “rich jewel” Juliet for the first time, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” includes poetic language features, which Shakespeare uses to make me realise that Romeo was instantly and deeply in love with a “true beauty”. Romeo’s metaphors to describe Juliet, indicates that he sees her as someone whose beauty shines - she’s dazzling him. I realise that when he says that the torches seems dim by comparison to her, he’s also saying that any other girl, for example Rosaline just can’t compare. This helps me to understand that he’s not fickle, rather he recognises how perfect Juliet is for him. He knows his own mind – and that’s admirable.

9. Explanation at the beginning Even though Romeo switches his affections from Rosaline to Juliet, he continues to use language abounding with imagery and his metaphors make it clear that Rosaline just can’t compare with Juliet. Romeo’s exclamation when he sees “rich jewel” Juliet for the first time, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” includes poetic language features, which Shakespeare uses to make me realise that Romeo was instantly and deeply in love with a “true beauty”.