Self-study
P1
In filmmaker Woody Allen's . ██████████████ ██████ ███ ██████ █████ █████ ██ █████████ ██ █████████ ████████ ███ █████████████ █████ ████ ███ ███████████ ██ ██████ ███ ███ █████ ██ ██████ ███ ████████████ ███ ██████ ███ ██ ███ ███ █████ ██████ ██ ███ █████ ███
Intro topic ·
Woody Allen film character Harry Block
Neurotic and narcissistic writer
Explain significance ·
of Harry Block
The character reflects the filmmaker's (Allen's) approach to, and obession with, his art
Expand topic to main point ·
The narcissistic artist as a recurring theme in Allen's films
P2
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Example ·
of the narcissistic artist in another film
"Stardust Memories" main character Sandy Bates viewed as shallow and self-oriented
Relate example to main point ·
Pattern of Allen's characters centering their art on themselves
Author's perspective: Allen himself worries that his own art is self-centered
P3
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Another example ·
of the narcissistic artist in Allen's films
Ex-husband character in "Manhattan"
P4
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Draw connection ·
Between artists' narcissism and unhappiness
Allen's artistic characters end up unhappy because of their self-centered natures
Support connection ·
Between artists' narcissism and unhappiness
Meanwhile, inartistic and non-self-centered characters end up with happy endings
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
9.
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a
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P3 doesn’t involve an exception to the thesis; it supports the thesis that Allen criticizes artists in his films.
b
qualify an assertion ████ ██ ███ █████ █████████
P3 doesn’t qualify (put limits on) an assertion made in P1. It supports the thesis in P1 that Allen criticizes artists in his films.
c
provide an illustration ████ ██ ██████████ ██ ███ ████████████ █████ ██ ███ ██████ █████████
The author doesn’t contrast the example in P3 with the example in P2. Both examples supports the point in P1 that Allen criticizes artists in his films.
d
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This isn’t a perfect answer, since we should probably anticipate a purpose related to supporting a claim in P1. But it’s also accurate to say that P3 supports a claim in P2. The author ends P2 by noting that the idea artists are merely passing their private suffering off as art appears often in Allen’s films. And P3’s example supports that claim.
e
present a contention ████ ████ ██ ██████ ███ ██ ███ █████ █████████
P3 doesn’t present something that the author argues for in P4. Both P3 and P4 provide support for the author’s view that Allen criticizes artists in his films.