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    The document provides guidance for writing a paragraph analyzing how characterization in Beowulf develops the central idea of pride. It instructs the writer to identify a central idea, analyze how an element like characterization supports this, and use evidence from the text. The writer is prompted to consider how descriptions and actions of Beowulf relate to pride and make poor decisions in battle. Outlines are provided to help form a topic sentence, incorporate two examples with text evidence, and conclude by restating the central idea and element analyzed.

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    The document provides guidance for writing a paragraph analyzing how characterization in Beowulf develops the central idea of pride. It instructs the writer to identify a central idea, analyze how an element like characterization supports this, and use evidence from the text. The writer is prompted to consider how descriptions and actions of Beowulf relate to pride and make poor decisions in battle. Outlines are provided to help form a topic sentence, incorporate two examples with text evidence, and conclude by restating the central idea and element analyzed.

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    The document provides guidance for writing a paragraph analyzing how characterization in Beowulf develops the central idea of pride. It instructs the writer to identify a central idea, analyze how an element like characterization supports this, and use evidence from the text. The writer is prompted to consider how descriptions and actions of Beowulf relate to pride and make poor decisions in battle. Outlines are provided to help form a topic sentence, incorporate two examples with text evidence, and conclude by restating the central idea and element analyzed.

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    Regents Part 3

    Text-Analysis Response
    Your Task: Write a well-developed text-based response of one paragraph based on Beowulf. In
    your response, identify a central idea in Beowulf and analyze how the author’s use of one writing
    strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea.
    Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis. Do not simply
    summarize the text.
    Guidelines:
    Be sure to
     Identify a central idea in the text
     Analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary
    technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea. Examples include:
    characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, irony, language
    use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc.
     Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis 
     Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner
     Maintain a formal style of writing
     Follow the conventions of standard written English

    Assignment: Write one paragraph about how Beowulf uses characterization to


    support the central idea of pride.
    Pre-Writing:
    Central Idea: Pride
    Writing Strategy: Characterization
    What is characterization?

    - how a character is described


    - how a character acts
    What are we looking for? What text would help our writing?
    - descriptions of Beowulf
    - things Beowulf did

    Topic Sentence:
    In Beowulf, the central idea of (insert central idea) is developed using the writing
    strategy of (insert writing strategy).
    Re-write the sentence with the central idea and writing strategy:
    Text One:

    1. What is Beowulf going to do?

    2. How does this show that Beowulf is a proud person? (Or said another way,
    how does this show that Beowulf doesn’t make the best decisions about
    battle? Why might making bad decisions in battle show pride?)

    Making a response:
    Beowulf (did what?).
    This shows that he is a proud person because (insert your answer to #2).
    Text Two:
    1. What is Beowulf doing?

    2. How does this show that Beowulf is a proud person? (Or said another way,
    how does this show that Beowulf exaggerates stories about himself? How
    does that show pride?)

    Making a response:
    Beowulf (did what?).
    This shows that he is a proud person because (insert your answer to #2).

    Conclusion sentence:
    The story of Beowulf develops the central idea of (insert central idea from the topic
    sentence) using (insert writing strategy from topic sentence).
    Re-write the sentence with the central idea and writing strategy:

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