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Characters in Trifles:  Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Peters, Minnie Wrigh…

Characters in Trifles:  Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Peters, Minnie Wright, Sheriff Peters, Lewis Hale, County Attorney George Henderson, and a neighbor Characters in Othello:   Othello – A Moorish general sdemona – Othello’s wife Iago – the villain Cassio (Michael Cassio) – Othello’s lieutenant Emilia – Iago’s wife and Desdemona’s attendant Roderigo–in love with Desdemona Brabantio – Desdemona’s father Characters in Oedipus the King:  Oedipus, Jocasta, Creon, Tiresias, chorus, priest, messenger, shepherd, Laius, sphinx This is the rubric. Use this space to jot down notes. MLA Heading-double-space name # Name Mrs. Knebel  English 1302 23 November 2030                                                          Title  Introduction—Develop a full formal introduction of not more than eleven sentences.  Begin with a hook, it must be formal and appropriate (quote, question, strong statement, comparison, etc…). Explain the hook and the topic under review.  Don’t begin with a dictionary definition.   Don’t use a personal point of view.  Summary statements of the plays should be only one or two sentences. The last sentence of the introduction will be your thesis statement. The thesis statement should be one sentence.  We are all using the same sentence.  This is the last sentence of the introduction.  Women play a significant role in Trifles, Othello, and Oedipus the King by revealing key themes, and when their voices are ignored, tragedy or injustice follows.  (Body paragraphs) (Body paragraph–Trifles)      Use a topic sentence.  Give two pieces of evidence. Explain how it relates to the thesis. Use a clincher sentence that rewords topic sentence. (Body paragraph–Othello)      Use a topic sentence.  Give two pieces of evidence. Explain how it relates to the thesis. Use a clincher sentence that rewords topic sentence. (Body paragraph—Oedipus the King)      Use a topic sentence.  Give two pieces of evidence. Explain how it relates to the thesis. Use a clincher sentence that rewords topic sentence.  NO citations are needed, but you must give specific examples as support. Title in correct form–centered, correctly capitalized Formal Tone/Proper Format __750 words  Effective Conclusion—Do not say, “In conclusion…”. Summarize and synthesize.  Explain to the reader why the main points matter.  Direct your reader to look at the bigger picture.  Make a profound thought.  However, avoid old adages.  Example:  In today’s world… Grammar/Mechanics Check run-ons             parallel structure            no vague words fragments         unclear pronouns           no 1st or 2nd person pronouns no abbreviations or contractions            word choice                 no repetition       Pov shift transitions        numbers in correct format comma errors   sing/plural shift              punctuation       tense shift                     capitalization     passive voice/to be        spelling subject/verb problems   be verbs           sentence beginnings (so, well, there is/there are, etc…) no cliches         no empty phrases (due to the fact, as a result, etc…)