Close reading, context checks, student-owned analysis, and purposeful review of skills from previous weeks.
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Connect · Apply · Reflect
Week 2 · Evidence and quotation integration; Week 5 · Epic interpretation; Days 26–28 · Context, matrix and synthesis
1 · Recall
Recall why a comparative essay works more strongly when organized by criteria than by independent plot summaries.
2 · Apply
Build a point-by-point plan using sourced passages from your assigned pair. Draft the original 700–900-word essay yourself before using PROSE for revision.
3 · Reflect
Which source needs stronger evidence, and which interpretation needs qualification?
The first version ended when the monster was defeated. A later version ended when the villagers learned why it had approached their homes.
Literary evidence question: Explain how changing an ending changes a theme.
Cite two details and preserve your response in existing coursework.
Day 29Unit essay draftW.9-10.2W.9-10.5
Build the Unit Essay
Today’s Question: How do I organize a comparison around ideas rather than around one text at a time?
Learning Target
I can plan and draft a comparative literary analysis in which each body section develops one shared criterion using both texts.
Assessment Pair
Default: use The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey from the assigned course reading/edition. A teacher may approve another Unit 2 pair if both texts have sufficient evidence and context. Identify the edition or translation when quoting exact wording.
Body Architecture · Point-by-Point
Introduction: context + comparative thesis.
Criterion 1: Text A + Text B + synthesis.
Criterion 2: Text A + Text B + synthesis.
Criterion 3: complication, limit, or meaningful difference.
Conclusion: what the comparison reveals without claiming false universality.
Required Draft
Write 700–900 words. Use precise evidence from both texts, at least three moments of explicit synthesis, and a source/translation note. Integrate quotations when your assigned copy is available; paraphrase accurately when exact wording is not necessary.
Revision Pass
Highlight each paragraph in three categories: evidence from A, evidence from B, comparative reasoning. Any paragraph containing only one category is incomplete. Then check parallel structure and comparison signals.
Day 29 · Evidence and Reasoning Check
Five formative questions. Four correct (80%) unlocks direct access to the next lesson, without grading your independent writing.
Comparative Essay Architect
Work from the original reading; write your own explanation, preview it, then decide whether to add it to the saved daily response.
Save Day 29 Evidence
Formative practice and evidence preparation do not automatically grade the Unit 02 essay.