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Second Reading: What Does It Mean?
Now that you have examined the painting carefully, what is your interpretation
of what you see? In other words, what ideas or claims might you make about the artist’s depiction of the subject that go beyond what is explicitly shown to you in the image?
Third Reading: How Do you Know?
Explain the connection between what you’ve seen and your interpretation of these details. How might you use the details in the painting to support the ideas or claims you’ve made?
Writing Prompt: Now that you have carefully examined this painting and identified many of its features, make a connection between this painting and Francis Scott Key’s poem. 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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