Below is attached the templates for arguments that we looked at in class, including a revised argument based on the template. Basically, here are the steps you would take:

1. Try to fill out the template (I want to write about ______ in _______ because…)
2. Likely, you will end up with a rather long and unwieldy sentence after filling in that template. Refine/revise it by taking out unnecessary words, splitting it into two sentences using a transition word like “Consequently”).
3. Look at the templates under “Other Templates for Argument,” to see if you can refine your argument further using one of the templates listed there.
   1. Example: Through X (part of the text), the play/epic reveals Y (your claim about what that part of the text reveals).

Argument template JMWD

I’ve also made a Prezi on what we talked about in class on explicit, implict, extended meanings of quotes (make sure to do all three whenever you bring up a quotation in your paper!)

Prezi on writing about quotes/close reading: saying the explicit, implicit, and extended meaning of quotations