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Explore Sir Francis Bacon's perspective on revenge through annotation and analysis of his essay "On Revenge" (1625). This activity involves identifying main ideas, metaphors, similes, allusions, and connecting text to world, text to text, and text to self examples.

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  1. Get Ready • Grab • Francis Bacon handout & write your heading • 2 different colored highlighters • Take out a sheet of paper • Get a pencil ready

  2. On Revenge 1625 By Sir Francis Bacon

  3. Before we read… Think about our learning goal… I can draw evidence from literary and informational texts to support analysis (as related to writing an analysis of Hamlet)

  4. Warm-Up (Part 1) Is it appropriate for individualsto seek revenge when one is wronged?

  5. Warm-Up (Part 2) Write down 1-2 examples of “revenge” for the following: • Movies • Books • Plays • TV • Current events • History • Other???

  6. Let’sAnnotateWrite the prompt at top of paper Is it appropriate for individuals, such as those found in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, to seek revenge when one is wronged? Write an argument to support your claim; use valid reasoning and relevant, sufficient evidence from the sources listed below to support your claim.

  7. Step 1: Class Read • Number each paragraph • Read through together • Highlight unknown vocab words Key words

  8. Step 2: Whole Class  Independent LOOK IT UP!! • Define vocab (Tier 3 Words) • Summarize each paragraph in margin • Highlightquotes related to prompt • ?: (ask questions as you reflect on the prompt) • What is Bacon’s opinion about revenge? What is the main idea? Possible quotes

  9. TT / TW / TS Your group must find examples and then explain Text to Text – 2 examples Text to World – 2 examples Text to Self – 2 examples

  10. Metaphors & Similes Annotate the metaphors & similes that you find M : revenge is a kind of wild justice S : crafty cowards are like the arrow that flieth in the dark

  11. AllusionsWrite brief explanations of why/how Bacon uses individuals as examples for his essay • Salomon • Cosmus/ Duke of Florence • Caesar • Pertinax • Henry the 3rd of France

  12. Annotate the main ideas • Use an *to denote a main idea • Follow with a : and an explanation

  13. Step 3Remember to annotate with the prompt in mind… • What is Bacon’s opinion about revenge? What is the main idea? • Highlight 2 quotes related to prompt • Highlight (new color) unknown vocab and define • Summarizeeach paragraph in margin • ?: (ask 2+ questions as you reflect on the prompt) • TT: (2 text to text) • TW: (2 text to world) • TS: (2 text to self) • M: (1-3 metaphors) • S: (1-3 similes) • A: (2 allusions) • *: (2 main idea)

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