Consider claims for Paper 6 Understand citation conventions Continue working on Paper 6 Goals:

“show how readers can derive different meanings from the same text”

“show how readers can derive different meanings from the same text”

Possible claim: A reader might initially read a text one way, then later – after closer inspection, or after learning about the context – read that same text a different way. Looks at first as if the poet doesn’t like his mistress; turns out otherwise Looks at first like a love song, then like a stalker song Looks at first like a group of soldiers; turns out to be students

Possible claim: A text might provide inadequate context to suggest the writer’s intention or a particular meaning, leaving the reader to choose among a variety of possible meanings. Does a “sigh” indicate regret or satisfaction? It was quite a run! A red circle means…

Possible claim: A reader might be unfamiliar with the genre/conventions. Reader 1: Something said repeatedly for 12 lines must be more important than something said for only two lines, so this poem must be trashing the mistress. Reader 2: The final lines are usually the most important lines, so the poet really just wants to avoid the “false compare” of typical poetry. Reader 3: It’s a sonnet, so the poet is making fun of typical love sonnets.

Possible claim: A reader might misunderstand some of the words. Reader 1: “Belied” is a verb – perhaps meaning “to lie about [someone]” – and “she” is the subject of that verb, so the final line compares the mistress to other women about whom she (the mistress) has lied by making false comparisons. Reader 2: “She” is another word for “woman,” so the final line asserts that the poet’s mistress (i.e., “my love”) is as special (i.e., “rare”) as any other woman, even if other women have been lied about (i.e., “belied”) by poets making ridiculously overstated comparisons (i.e., “false compare”).

Possible claim: A reader might have no clue about some of the words.

“…following MLA format…” The most important part of your paper is WHAT you say, but HOW you say it also matters. You need clear sentences – clear statements of your ideas. Organization – following conventions – contributes to clarity.

Running header Header Title Introduction Hook (to get reader’s attention) Thesis Conclusion Topic Sentence evidence, explanations, connecting the dots Every body paragraph should have a topic sentence that somehow explains, clarifies, defines, or supports the thesis. Every body paragraph should lead logically to the next body paragraph. Every body paragraph should include adequate evidence to support the topic sentence, and should show how the evidence supports the topic sentence. Refer back to thesis

Running Header Works Cited

Shakespeare, William. “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130).” poets.org. n.d. Web. 11 April poem/my-mistress-eyes-are- nothing-sun-sonnet-130

Shakespeare, William. “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130).” poets.org. poets.org, n.d. Web. 11 April Shakespeare, William. “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130).” poets.org. poets.org, n.d. Web. 11 April

Running Header Works Cited Shakespeare, William. “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130).” poets.org. poets.org, n.d. Web. 11 April eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130https:// eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130 Sting. “Every Breath You Take.” Sting. Sting.com, n.d., Web. 11 April Frost, Robert. “The Road Not Taken.” The Literature Network. Jalic Inc. n.d. Web. 11 April literature.com/frost/755/ literature.com/frost/755/

Running Header Works Cited Frost, Robert. “The Road Not Taken.” The Literature Network. Jalic Inc. n.d. Web. 11 April literature.com/frost/755/ literature.com/frost/755/ Shakespeare, William. “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130).” poets.org. poets.org, n.d. Web. 11 April eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130https:// eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130 Sting. “Every Breath You Take.” Sting. Sting.com, n.d., Web. 11 April

Running Header Works Cited Frost, Robert. “The Road Not Taken.” The Literature Network. Jalic Inc. n.d. Web. 11 April literature.com/frost/755/ literature.com/frost/755/ Shakespeare, William. “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130).” poets.org. poets.org, n.d. Web. 11 April eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130https:// eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130 Sting. “Every Breath You Take.” Sting. Sting.com, n.d., Web. 11 April

Check your draft: Formatting for Works Cited page, running header, header, title Hook: How well will it grab my attention? Thesis: How well does it respond to the prompt? Intro: How clearly does it lead from hook to thesis? Conclusion: Does it refer back to thesis? Does it end (rather than merely stopping)? Body Paragraphs: Does each one have a topic sentence? Does the topic sentence clearly relate to the thesis? Does the paragraph include adequate evidence? Is the evidence explained? (Are the dots connected?) Does the paragraph lead logically to the next paragraph? Sentences: Does every sentence make sense by itself? Check punctuation and spelling.

Schedule: 04/12:Bring complete draft (3 full pages) to class for workshop. HW – revise draft and turn in it to turnitin.com. 04/14:Turn in hard copy of Paper 6. Begin work on Paper 7 (i.e., final exam).