• review essay assignment
• review Ozymandias pg 625-626 and Those Winter Sundays (handout)

• review chapter 15, pg. 421-442

• outline with thesis

• hints and clues - what do you "see" so far?
• review final portfolio requirements

• outside study groups, optional - meet with peers interpreting same short story

• final essay #5 due

Purpose: interpretive analysis of A Mystery of Heroism by Stephen Crane, pg 626-633; A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka (handout); A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (handout)
Note: you will need to read and reread the short story

Basic features:

• clearly define your thesis - your insight into overall plot or some other significant part of the story
• include title (within quotations) and full author name in introductory paragraph - last name after that (won't need title again either, use "story" or author's last name interchangeably)
• write in present tense, 3rd person POV (compose as though the story/plot is happening as you write)
• body paragraphs will use textual material from story to support your insight/viewpoint - use quotes to support your assertions - paraphrase larger blocks of text (note: (I don't want to see all quotes, but use enough to support your insight see pg. 440 #5)
• though most literary interpretation can be considered valid, you must have a convincing argument backed by solid textual material
• develop clear, concise reasons to back your thesis or insight and organize effectively - no jumping around, or unconnected ideas
• use a pleasing conclusion - a creative restatement of your interpretation or your overall assessment
• you can use research evidence to support your reasoning, if desired
• at least 4 full pages of concise writing; cite any outside source you use
• I am not requiring line numbers for direct quotes, but remember that is the convention