Working with Diction Consider The man sighed hugely

Working with Diction Consider: The man sighed hugely. (E. Annie Proulx, The Shipping News) Discuss: 1) What does it mean to sigh hugely? 2) How would the meaning of the sentence change if we rewrote it as : The man sighed loudly? Apply: List adverbs to express how the man coughed. The man coughed ____________

Meaning: Examples: Usable Edibile Class Examples: Visual/Memory Clue 30 -15 -10 List Suffix Meaning -able, -ible Able to (adj) Suffix: -er, -or One who does (N) -able -ible -fy To make (v) -ism The practice of (N) -ist One who is occupied with (N)

Meaning: Examples: Amplify Villify Examples: Competitor Senator Class Examples: Visual/Memory Clue Suffix: -er -or Suffix: -fy Class Examples: Visual/Memory Clue

Meaning: Examples: Pacifist Feminist Examples: Racism Rationalism Suffix: Class Examples: Visual/Memory Clue -ism Suffix: -ist Class Examples: Visual/Memory Clue

AP MC Test 1) Compare & Discuss answers 2) Record “new” discussed answers on answer sheet given today 3) Score both (your original & the new discussed) 4) Access your strengths and weaknesses

AP Test Strengths & Weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses

Working with Diction II Consider: A rowan* like a lipsticked girl. (Seamus Heaney, “Song, ” Field Work) * a small tree with white flower clusters & orange berries. Discuss: 1) Other than color, what comes to mind when you think of a lipsticked girl? 2) How would it change the meaning and feeling of the line if, instead of lipsticked girl, the author wrote girl with lipstick on? Apply: Create a simile comparing a tree to an animal. In your simile, use a word that is normally used as a noun (like lipstick) as an adjective (like lipsticked).

The Glass Castle 1) Part 5 Due tomorrow 2) Share Scene Swaps tomorrow 3) Socratic-type discussion of the novel tomorrow End of the hour: • Develop three open ended questions about any aspect of the novel. • Record on Index Card

Working with Syntax Consider: The seven years’ difference in our ages lay between us like a chasm: I wondered if these years would ever operate between us as a bridge. (James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues”) Discuss: . 1) What function does the colon serve in the sentence? 2) How would the meaning and the impact of the sentence change if the sentence read as follows: Apply: The seven years’ difference in our ages lay between us like a chasm, and I wondered if these years would ever operate between us as a bridge. Write two independent clauses; join the two with a colon, giving emphasis to the IC that follows the colon. Use Baldwin’s sentence as a model.

The Glass Castle 1) Part 5 Due 2) Share Scene Swaps 3) Socratic-type discussion of the novel

Working with Tone Consider: Look over the grid below and with a partner, say each “right” out loud, emphasizing the attitude each suggests. Right? Is this right? Right! You’re absolutely right. . Right! This won’t happen. Right. I heard you, but I don’t believe you. Right! Turn right, not left! Apply: with your partner, create a similar chart, but for a different word that can have the same conveyance of attitude. . Remember: Tone is more than what is said, it’s how it is said. We create tone in writing through the elements of voice: Diction, Imagery, Detail, Syntax….

Analysis Acronym Example Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Speaker, Occasion, & Subject 1) (Writer’s Credentials), (writer’s first and last name), in his/her (type of text), (title of text), (strong verb), (writer’s subject). Purpose 2) (Writer’s last name)’s purpose is to (what the writer does in the text). Audience 3) He/she adopts a (adjective describing the attitude/feeling conveyed by the writer) tone in order to (verb phrase describing what the writer wants reader to do/think) in his/her (intended audience). The Glass Castle Intro Rhetorical Precis:

The Glass Castle RA: Divide & Conquer Get out your work from The Glass Castle parts 1 -5 Count off by 5’s (you will be working alone) 1’s = Write the 1 st body paragraph about part 1 & DIDST grid 2’s = Write the 2 nd body paragraph about part 2 & DIDST grid 3’s = Write the 3 rd body paragraph about part 3 & DIDST grid 4’s = Write the 4 th body paragraph about part 4 & DIDST grid 5’s = Write the 5 th body paragraph about part 5

Analysis Acronym Example Diction (logos, pathos, ethos) Imagery (logos, pathos) Detail (logos, pathos) Syntax Tone (logos, pathos, ethos) 1) Sentence one: Identify section of text & main idea of section (Writer’s last name) (transition word) his/her (type of text) by (strong verb) that (main idea of that section). 2) Sentence two: Conveys the writer’s support for the main idea by identifying and providing a specific example for one rhetorical strategy used by the writer. (Repeat if you want to discuss more than one rhetorical strategy) 3) Sentence three: Explains how the rhetorical strategies you discussed in the previous sentences help the writer achieve his purpose by using and in order to statement. 4) Sentence four: Identifies the effect of the writer’s use of these rhetorical strategies on the audience. The Glass Castle body paragraph(s):

Happy Friday! Get ready for your quiz: Suffix Meaning -able, -ible Able to (adj) -er, -or One who does (N) -fy To make (v) -ism The practice of (N) -ist One who is occupied with (N)

The Glass Castle: Class RA • Go over the selected sample paragraphs for each section of TGC • Circle the “best” of each section; discuss • Copy & paste “Essay” (intro & all 5 body para’s) FINALLY: Write the conclusion (follow template) & turn-in

Analysis Acronym Example Speaker, Occasion, Subject Audience, Purpose DIDST Why it matters… 1) Sentence one: Briefly restate your main argument (Writer’s Credentials), (writer’s first and last name), in his/her (type of text), (title of text), (strong verb), (writer’s subject) in order to (purpose) (effect on audience). 2) Sentence two: How the rhetorical choices of the author influence the delivery of the message. (Writer’s last name) use of (rhetorical strategies) allows him/her to (adverb)(strong verb) (the message/purpose). 3) Sentence three: Why it matters/real world indications/underlying message. The Glass Castle Conclusion: