Deconstructing the Prompt
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English
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10th Grade
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Medium
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Teresa McDorman
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Deconstructing the Prompt
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Here is the prompt for your Literary Theory Essay:
Read over it. Pretty wordy, right? I did that on purpose because I'm an English teacher that likes to torture you. But, have no fear! We can figure this out!
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Step Two: Take apart the prompt
Look at all this stuff we don't need to pay attention to right now! Although it gives you context. It's not helping you get to the core of what you have to DO.
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Step Four: Identify Objective and How to Respond
Find the verbs (highlighted in red)
For each verb, identify WHAT the verb is actually asking you to do (highlighted in red
Chart this in a Do/What Chart (next slide)
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