Hamlet: Do you see nothing there? Gertrude: Nothing at all; yet all that is I see. Hamlet: Nor did you nothing hear? Gertrude: No, nothing but ourselves. Hamlet: Why, look you there! look, how it steals away; My father, in his habit as he liv’d; Look! where he goes, even now, out at the portal. [Exit Ghost.] –Hamlet, William Shakespeare What topic is discussed in this passage? What does the passage reveal about the topic? Which theme is best supported by the passage?

Should be used when you want to make abstract ideas more concrete, and can be both real and hypothetical. be sure they are credible and relevant to your topic. a. examples b. narrations c. testimonies d. statistics

Evaluate the argument in president kennedy’s inaugural address for sacrificing oneself for the greater good of humanity. is this argument convincing? in what ways can we see the legacy of his request in this word today.

For the module essay you will write four paragraphs. • in paragraph 1, state one theme a reader can find in twelfth night and explain why it is good advice for the characters in the story • in paragraph 2, describe an event in the play, and explain how one of the characters' actions illustrates the theme • in paragraph 3. describe another event in the play, and explain how one of the characters' actions illustrates the theme • in paragraph 4. restate the theme, and explain why it is good advice for the reader and ons and you may write about either of the following themes (choose only one) • true love with a little from fortune triumphs over man's folly • troubles come and go don't take things too seriously