Making Inferences and Literary devices in writing Inference

Making Inferences and Literary devices in writing

Inference – a conclusion about the unknown based on the known What do you see literally? What can you infer? https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=to 30 AJm 2 ep. Q

Notes on the Hip-Hop Messiah By JAY CASPIAN KANG MARCH 24, 2015

Merriam-Webster defines messiah as “the expected king and deliverer of the Jews; Jesus”), but this doesn’t seem to be implying exactly that kind of messiah. The second, more metaphorical definition — “a person who is expected to save people from a very bad situation” — seems to fit better.

The hip-hop messiah is both real and not real. He — and with the possible exception of Lauryn Hill, it has always been a “he” — is real in the sense that every five years or so, whenever hip-hop feels too boring, or, worse, too corporate, an artist will be appointed as the spiritual future of the form. But the hip-hop messiah is also a prospective title: When he’s anointed, it’s not for the work he’s already done, but more for the work he should do.

• What does this add to your understanding about what you’ll read in the rest of the article? • What is this writer implying about how “hip-hop messiahs” come to “be appointed”? • Who does this appointing? • How is this messiah both “real and not real”? • What does the use of language like “corporate” in italics imply about what hip-hop fans want in an artist? • Why does the writer continue to use religiously tinged language like “anointed” and “spiritual future of the form”? • In general, what is the tone of this piece so far, and how does that help you anticipate what this writer will talk about?

From “The New Orleans Restaurant Bounce, After Katrina” NEW ORLEANS — On a brutally humid day almost 10 years ago, Donald Link was a sweaty, desperate man in a respirator mask lugging a rotting pig’s head to the curb.

First Came Summer Camp Marriage, Then Came a More Mature Love They met when they were 17 and 19 years old, and a week later, they were married — in a play. Now, two years later, something about that feels right.

Dorms You’ll Never See on the Campus Tour Nap pods and gaming arcades. Walk-in closets and private bathrooms. Rooftop pools and maid service. With modern campuses caught up in what is popularly known as the amenities arms race, it is hard to blame incoming freshmen for expecting cushy suites and flatscreen TVs.

The Writing Process What is your process?

• • • Generating ideas Conducting research Focusing on a topic Not always linear Estabilishing a thesis Organizing the essay Organizing paragraphs Providing transitions Choosing appropriate diction (word choice) Polishing sentences for fluency Correcting grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation

Audience and Purpose Say you got into a car accident on the way to school……. .

Literary Devices in Writing

Allusion: refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds Biblical allusion: use an image or reference from the bible Hyperbole: exaggerations to create emphasis or effect. Simile: A comparison, showing similarities between two different things. A direct comparison using “like” or “as”.

Metaphor: A figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are poles apart from each other but have some characteristics common between them. In other words, a resemblance Personification: a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings. For example, when we say, “The sky weeps”