BW4 February 2015

• Complete the brainstorm activity on the question: what makes a good argument?

Argumentative Essay Writing Rubric

• Go through the rubric and highlight or underline anything that you find to be critical for forming a strong argumentative essay.

Objective and Purpose

• Edit your final paper for effective use of evidence, elaborative techniques, presentation of alternative or opposing claims, and sentence variation.

• To write a darn good argument.

Use of evidence from the sources is cited, smoothly integrated, comprehensive, relevant, and concrete.

• Zefirelli uses subdued lighting to place emphasis on the danger of Juliet’s act. “Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again.”

• Zefirelli uses subdued lighting to place emphasis on the danger of Juliet’s act. In Shakespeare’s play, Juliet prepares to take the potion, and she utters, “Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again” (4.3.14).

Effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques

• You give your quote or evidence….what next?!

1. Compare/ContrastThis use of minimal lighting by Zefirelli is similar to

Luhrmann; however, ….

Effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques

• You give your quote or evidence….what next?

2. Cause/EffectWithout this minimal use of lighting by Zefirelli,

the scene would have become…

Effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques

• You give your quote or evidence….what next?!

3. Literal DescriptionZefirelli’s lighting is minimal and it provides

optimal shadows around Juliet.

Effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques

• You give your evidence….what next?!

4. Figurative DescriptionZefirelli’s lighting is like the last light before night

when darkness begins to scatter across the earth.

Effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques

• You give your evidence….what next?!

5. Facts and Statistics At the 1969 Academy Awards, Zefirelli’s film took

home the Oscar for best cinematography and best costume design.

Effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques

• You give your evidence….what next?!

6. Expert OpinionAccording to the film critic Roger Ebert, he has

written, "I believe Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet" is the most exciting film of Shakespeare ever made."

Effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques

1. In your body paragraph(s), indicate 2 places where you need to use an elaborative technique.

2. Specify which elaborative technique you think would be best.

Alternate or opposing claims are clearly addressed

• Did you do this in your paper?!• If you did not, indicate a space where you

should present the alternate or opposing claim.

Sentence Variation

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

• Compound-Complex

Closure

• Give your paper a unique and interesting title.