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Second Reading: What does it mean?
Now that you have examined the painting carefully, what inferences can you make? How do you interpret what you see? For example, what does the painting seem to say about the seven stages of life that a person goes through? Does it always agree with Shakespeare’s ideas?
Third Reading: How do you know?
Explain the connection between the details you notice and your interpretation of these details. How might you use the details in the painting as textual evidence to support the ideas or inferences you have made?
Writing Prompt: Now that you have carefully examined the content of this painting and come to conclusions about what it shows explicitly and what inferences you can make about the meaning, make a connection between this painting and the passage written by Shakespeare about his views on life. Be sure to
• Write a topic sentence that connects the two texts.
• Include textual details and explain how they support your connection. • Write a conclusion that follows from your explanations.
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