The abstract aspect is the general claim the prompt makes that you have to make specific. This will usually involve some interpretation of the theme, mood, tone, irony, etc. The way the prompt is made specific will vary from student to student.
The concrete aspect deals with the means you will use to prove your specific claim. This will usually involve the literary devices you use to make your case.
We also talked about how to address last Friday's prompt. These included the following theses:
In Lord of the Flies, Golding shows Jack becoming a "savage" in order to suggest to the reader that Jack will begin acting "savagely."
In Lord of the Flies, Golding shows Jack putting on "war paint" in order to suggest to the reader that Jack will go to war with Ralph and Piggy.
In Lord of the Flies, Golding shows Jack putting on a mask in order to lose his identity/humanity.
In Lord of the Flies, Golding shows Jack behaving in an uncivilized way to demonstrate that he will separate himself away from Ralph's "civilized" society.
Come to class tomorrow with pages 62-64 annotated and ready to redo your timed writing.
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