Hi. I'm gone this period, but here is some advice for you as you complete your rough drafts.

1. Look at my updated sample essay about "My Way." I added a conclusion and some more comments that should help you understand this style of writing.

2. Refer to your notes about the "claim" and how to write one. I put my overhead for these notes on the Notes page, too, if you missed that day.

The biggest issue for this style of writing is to make sure that you are not writing a mere summary of the program, but are actually analyzing it. Make sure that you move from the support/summary type language into a more thematic or tone-based discussion of that support, like you can see happening in my sample essay.

One way to move from support into discussion is to "re-name" the supporting examples ("These tender rituals . . .") and then move into a claim with a strong verb and some inference. Avoid saying thins like "This shows . . .."

What should you be inferring here? It is up to you--no wrong answers, really. Just try to be specific and make sure the themes/messages/tone toward the theme of the show is actually supported by the examples you give.