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Quick conversation
• Share your work with a partner. Take turns explaining the examples you found, how you determined the type of sentence each was, and your analysis of
what the author was trying to convey. Discuss whether your partner agrees or disagrees with your analysis. Record notes from your discussion.
This example is a sentence because . I think .
I agree/disagree with your analysis because .
Write a Short Explanatory Essay
After analyzing different types of sentences in “Shakespeare’s Life,” you have enough information to write a short explanatory text. Write a short explanatory essay in which you answer the research question “What did Shakespeare accomplish?” Use a variety of sentences in your response. Before writing, read the model short explanatory essay provided that responds to a different research question. Notice what information is in each of the four sentences. Try structuring your text in the same way.
I think the sentence is effective because .
ModEl: SHort Explanatory tExt
Shakespeare was both an actor and dramatist. Though little is known about his life, his plays and poems give us some insight into the man he was, and they reveal that he was a keen observer of human nature. In many ways, his genius was to understand the human condition in all its forms. Shakespeare wrote his plays specifically for his company’s players, and this shows that he was passionate about his actors and his work.
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