While you are waiting to be called up by a tutor or me to discuss the paragraphs you drafted two weeks ago in the lab, I need you to work on the following tasks:
1) Practice RACER
- Rephrase the prompt as a declarative thesis,
- Answer the question,
- Cite evidence,
- Explain that evidence (at least three different ways),
- (Repeat C & E as much as you need to),
- Restate your thesis.
To practice, address one of the following three prompts:
- Do you feel like Gabi makes wise or unwise choices when it comes to romance? Explain.
- How has poetry changed for Gabi throughout the year and how has she changed in return?
- What stereotypical thinking about women does the book showcase and how do you feel about it? Reference to specific moments in the novel. Feel free to use "I."
To receive full credit (this will be scored as a pop quiz), you will need to answer these questions, illustrate a mastery of "RACER" and:
- Blend a quotation and properly add its MLA formatted page citation (use the handout),
- Use signal phrases to indicate a quotation is coming like "For example," or "For instance, in the novel,"
- Tap into your awesome analytical brain power, and follow up that citation with creative, meaningful commentary. A great way to phrase that is to use signals like "In other words, ..." "This section of the text is meaningful because..." "Quientero chooses to write this passage as a way of expressing..."
If you finish early, go ahead and:
(1) Begin your found poem (It's due on Tuesday after all),
(2) Continue to read Gabi, A Girl in Pieces.
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