Friday-Monday,+May+4-7

Timed Write:
 * In his opening line, Bacon claims "revenge is a sort of wild justice." What does he mean? Use details from the text to support your explanation.

Look at Sample Teacher reads and discusses one of the essays found on the website created for this freshman comp class's project on //The Sunflower.// You are being asked to add an additional level of evidence- the other sources we have read in class. All of this is designed to help you develop an INFORMED OPINION.

Discuss Prompt
 * Having read Wiesenthal's account and related texts, write a two-page argument that takes a position on whether the Nazi soldier deserves forgiveness and that synthesizes information from at least three different sources.
 * Formulate a clear central claim (position).
 * Support claims with logical reasons.
 * Use evidence from multiple sources to support reasons.
 * Use evidence from 2-3 different texts read within unit (//The Sunflower//, Marcuse's essay (207-208), Langer's essay (186-190), Bacon's essay titled "On Revenge," //Worse Than War// documentary from extra credit).
 * Develop argument into a full two-page piece.

Outline Essay