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 * Homework instructions for Neruda's "The United Fruit Company"**
 * We're trying something new, so bear with me...**

1) Write an introduction to a commentary on Neruda's "The United Fruit Company". It must focus on both what you think Neruda is doing and how. 2) Three paragraphs that would make up part of the body of your commentary.
 * //For Monday, 29/11//**

3) Go to TWO OTHERs' pages, and: a) Using a different font color (see the T/pallette icon above), contribute to someone else's page by: i. agreeing, partially agreeing, or disagreeing with what they have said and/or ii. adding a new paragraph (or two if you havne't done i.) to their commentary. You must provide justification from the poem and analysis of any evidence. You may //not// repeat a point you have already made on your own or anyone else's page. Once someone's page has responses from two classmates, you must go to someone's who has less than two responses. Make sure it's clear who you are (e.g. a key that says: purple Linda ). 4. Read TWO MORE pages of commentary, but do not comment.
 * //For Wednesday, 1/12//**

//**For Friday, 3/12**// 5. Counter or incorporate what other 'critics' have said into your commentary (giving credit to them, of course). 6. Work on transitions within and between paragraphs. 7. Change your intro as necessary and write a logical conclusion for your own mini-commentary.

8. Read throught the rest of the mini-commentaries. 9.Identify what you consider the BEST a. introduction b. body paragraph. c. conclusion by giving it a rating of one to five stars and leaving your name (e.g. Linda ) 10. Be prepared to justify your choices in the next class.
 * //For Monday, 6/12//**
 * NOTE THAT WE WILL BE STUDYING OTHER POEMS IN THE MEANTIME!**