MONDAY, 9/10 Focus on Diction (11-12.RI.4)
• Connotative/denotative
language: figurative and literal use
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Context in relation to word meaning and intent; technical use
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Key terms: use and refinement over the course of the essay
TUESDAY, 9/11 Focus on Central idea (11-12.RI.2)
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Main ideas: SOAPS review with
focus on S & P
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Supporting ideas: interactions and development throughout
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Summary: objective vs subjective;
crediting author, using
quotations
quotations
(Exercise: Just in the Middle summary—DUE Wednesday, midnight)
WEDNESDAY, 9/12 Guided Practice/Googledocs
• Summary-writing workshop: (Summary Exercise DUE)
THURSDAY, 9/13 Focus on Structure (11-12.RI.5)
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How Gould presents his case
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Naming the parts
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effectiveness—engaging, clear, convincing
FRIDAY, 9/14 Focus on Point of View (11-12.RI.6)
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Identifying ethos
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relating ethos to effectiveness/art of text
(Exercise--The Kindness of Strangers--DUE)
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ReplyDeletewe discussed words inthe English language and what they mean in the context they are used in, as little paper is to be used as possible for this class. We discucced the part of an argument that makes it work, is the connotative component. Words have dictionary definition. But some words have added emotional weight, like mother for instance. Collectively our culture associates "mother" with nurture, love and care. And that is the connotative meaning of mother. In Stephen J Gould's "just in the middle" he discucced vitalists and mechanists. And in writing an article the mechanist is the literal definition and the vitalist is the
Connotative definition of the word. Denotative - mechanist, connotative - vitalists.
ReplyDeleteStephen J Gould's audience for the article, is for anyone who may be interested. As well as those who don't believe. And he convinces the opposition with his diction.
S. striking a balance, being in the middle, and entertaining different forms of thought, Ernest Just
We discussed the subject, occasion, audience, purpose, and speaker (SOAPS) of Just in the Middle. We also talked about the diction of the essay and the difference between denotative language and connotative language (denotative: dictionary definition; connotative: suggested meaning -for example, our society associates the word "mother" with caretaker, nurturer, love, etc.).
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We are writing our first summary. A summary on the essay we have been reading, Just in the Middle, By Stephen J Gould. We will be writing an Objective summary, the summary will be in MLA format, name in the header and page number. The title will be "just in the middle *italicize* a brief summary" or variations of the like. Double spaced. Address the main points and key arguments.
The link for the formatting of the summary is on the right column, and is labelled "summary with comments" there are also more examples of summaries in the same column
Our objective summary on just in the middle will be due tonight at midnight, Revert to the essay examples on the Blog for guidance. ONE page essay, 1.5 or double space with regular font. Either copy and paste your own work from word to google docs, or just simply use google docs. Share the google document with christymcc@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteWe discussed the rhetorical analysis paper, which will be posted to the blog. Mainly the interaction between writer and reader.
ReplyDeleteEthos- most closely related to speaker/writer
Pathos- emotional appeals in the broadest sense.
Logos- connects most directly to the subject of communication.
We discussed word choice and the use of open vowels And soft constinents vs. hard vowels and hard constinents. We did an exercise in which we read an essay-et and identified the SOAPs, ethos, pathos, logos and stylistic properties of the writer.
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