Warm Up
What is the difference between an introduction and a conclusion?
Quotes as evidence
Download Private Peaceful 80 quotes and choose 2 that could be used as evidence for one of the following themes; justice, love, war, courage or power. Put the quotes you have chosen into the correct tab in the Google Sheet I have shared with you. Please makes sure you provide an explanation of the quote. Look at the example in the sheet to guide you.
Embedding Quotes:
It is essential that you begin to embed your quotes in your writing rather than lumping them at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. Embedding quotes creates a sophistication and fluency in your writing and is something you should start practicing now in preparation for VCE.
This is what embedding a quote looks like:
Shakespeare suggests that the supernatural is an evil force not to meddled with. Banquo recognises this when he refers to the Witches as ‘instruments of darkness’. This implies that the Witches embody darkness and are completely wicked. Furthermore, Shakespeare is suggesting that like music, the Witches’ evil nature will echo throughout Shakespeare’s tragedy.
This is what we don’t want:
Lump it in:
Shakespeare suggests that the supernatural is an evil force not to meddled with.‘Instruments of darkness’. This suggests that the Witches represent evil.
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Repeating words:
Shakespeare suggests that the witches are agents of darkness by referring to them as ‘Instruments of darkness.’