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Drafting a Critical Lens Essay: Exploring Life's Journeys through Literature

Learn how to draft an effective critical lens essay by analyzing and comparing two literary works. Understand the provided statement by H.M. Tomlinson and develop a valid interpretation, supporting it with specific references to literary elements from the chosen works.

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Drafting a Critical Lens Essay: Exploring Life's Journeys through Literature

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  1. Do Now: Take out your “Lucky Seven.” From those seven works, choose ONE work from this class and ONE work from outside this class to use in responding to the following critical lens: “The right good book is always a book of travel; it is about a life’s journey.” — H. M. Tomlinson Out of Soundings, 1931

  2. Aim: How do you draft a critical lens essay? • Subject by Subject Comparison • Intro • Subject A (Lit. Elements) • Subject B (Lit. Elements) • (Synthesis) • Conclusion

  3. Aim: How do you draft a critical lens essay? • Your Task: • Write a critical essay in which you discuss two works of literature you have read from the particular perspective of the statement that is provided for you in the Critical Lens. In your essay, provide a valid interpretation of the statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references to appropriate literary elements from the two works.

  4. Aim: How do you draft a critical lens essay? Choose ONE work from this class and ONE work from outside this class to use in responding to the following critical lens: “The right good book is always a book of travel; it is about a life’s journey.” — H. M. Tomlinson Out of Soundings, 1931

  5. Aim: How do you draft a critical lens essay? • Review the rubric and anchor papers—follow the links on line. • What do these essays do that are exemplary? • What about these models should you imitate?

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