Analyzing Authors Style Concepts Key Points Practice Concepts

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Analyzing Author’s Style Concepts, Key Points, Practice

Analyzing Author’s Style Concepts, Key Points, Practice

Concepts to Consider with Writing Style • Analyzing author's style involves understanding the particular

Concepts to Consider with Writing Style • Analyzing author's style involves understanding the particular way a piece is written. • Style in writing is not what is said but how it is said. • Analyzing author's style involves analyzing the writer's unique way of communicating ideas. • Styles in writing are created deliberately by the author to convey a specific mood or effect.

Key Aspects in Analyzing Author’s Style: When analyzing an author’s style, it is important

Key Aspects in Analyzing Author’s Style: When analyzing an author’s style, it is important to consider certain components that set them apart from other authors. Things like… o Sentence length, structure, variation, and position o Use of sensory details, figurative language, and other literary devices o o o Use of sound devices–alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhythm, repetition Use of dialogue Word choice (diction) Tone Use of local color/culture Use of irony

Applied Practice: Analyzing Steinbeck Analyze Steinbeck’s style by answering the following questions about the

Applied Practice: Analyzing Steinbeck Analyze Steinbeck’s style by answering the following questions about the passage provided for you. 1. How many sentences does he have in a paragraph? How many words in a sentence? 2. What types of vocabulary words does he use (Simple/ Multisyllabic)? List 10 words. 3. What descriptive language (imagery/figurative language) or literary devices are used? 4. Are there any sound devices used in the passage? 5. Is there any phrasing/slang/colloquialism in the passage that is reflective of the farming or bindle stiff culture? How does it reflect the local color? 6. What is the tone of the paragraph (somber, happy, sad, angry)? How do you know? Explain.

Create Your Own: New Ending from Lennie’s POV You are going to write your

Create Your Own: New Ending from Lennie’s POV You are going to write your own paragraph creating a new ending to Of Mice and Men from Lennie’s perspective. Imitating Steinbeck’s style as identified in questions 1 -6, you need to have approximately the same number of sentences and number of words per sentence, and the same type of vocabulary, description, slang, and dialogue as Steinbeck to create a similar tone in your passage.

Other Ideas • Have student's imitate an author's style or rewrite a selection in

Other Ideas • Have student's imitate an author's style or rewrite a selection in a completely different style. For example, How would Of Mice and Men read if Herman Melville wrote it? Remind students to review key aspects of style before they begin. • Bust out the dreadlock wig you wore to Jamaica or the ski boots you wore to Canada and discuss how culture affects style. Once you have their attention, read culturally distinctive authors–Alice Walker, Amy Tan, Mark Twain, Langston Hughes, for example.