February 24 and 25- Outline for Romeo and Juliet paper

Today I gave students an outline that they could use to help them writing their Romeo and Juliet paper:

Outline for writing your Romeo and Juliet Paper

Paragraph one

An interesting way to begin your paper and a thesis statement

(Look at my example for help. If you’re struggling, you may use my thesis statement)

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Paragraph two

How is the theme you chose similar in the two texts?

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Paragraph three

How are the settings different (or similar)?

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Paragraph four

How are the characters different (or similar)?

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In the second text…______________________________________________________________

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Paragraph five     

Restate your thesis statement and include a kicker at the end.

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