Below is a copy of the model we have been working on in class for your critical lens.
Model for writing a critical lens essay. Note that the bold words must appear in the
As (insert the author’s name or write as someone once said if you do not know the author’s name) once said, “ (insert quote). In other words (this is where you paraphrase the quote.) Use words that are not part of the quote. You may write two to three sentences. This is supported in the (insert first genre: novel, autobiography, play, memoir, epic poem) (insert first title) by (insert author) and the (insert second genre) (insert second title) by (insert second author) through the literary elements of (choose two: character, plot, setting, theme, tone).
Paragraph 2: support the above with book 1
Give two detailed, specific examples
Paragraph 3: support the above with book 2
Give two detailed, specific examples.
Conclusion: do not repeat the quote, but make a general, universal statement that ties the two books into the writer’s words.
literature from which you may choose to support the critical lens
the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding
novel Stuck in Neutral by Terry Truman
novel The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
epic poem The Iliad by Homer
epic poem The Odyssey by Homer
play Antigone by Sophocles
short story Marigolds by Eugenia Collier
play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
novel Murder on the Orient Express
