“Mending Wall”
I. Intro: thesis statement, author, title
II. Literal meaning (two guys mend a fence each year)
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
III. Neighbor believes “Good fences make good neighbors”
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
IV. The speaker does not believe they need a wall and tries to convince his neighbor
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
V. The speaker looks down on his neighbor and his arrogance builds a wall between them: irony
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
VI. What Frost is saying about metaphorical walls and what you think of them
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
VII. Conclusion
“Blades”
I. Intro: thesis statement, author, title
II. First understanding: punky kid
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
III. After the first turn: racism
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
IV. After the second turn: memory
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
V. After the third turn: forgiveness
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
VI. What is Williams saying about humanity and violence and forgiveness, etc.
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
VII. Conclusion
“One Art”
I. Introduction: title, poet, thesis
II. Surface meaning (the progression of lost items, light hearted)
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
III. The turn: the final stanza reveals that the poem has a more serious topic
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)IV. The real meaning: the art of losing is hard to master,
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)V. Repetition of “the art of losing isn’t hard to master” : writes the poem to convince herself that she can handle it
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)VI. Conclusion
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I. Intro: thesis statement, author, title,
II. asdkfasdfkj
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
III. asdklfjasdfk
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
IV. sdalkfjasdkfj
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
V. asdkfjasdf
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
VI. Conclusion