Thursday, March 13, 2013
I can determine proper grammar. (ACT Bell Ringer)
I can identify literary terms. (vocabulary)
I can analyze how language choice and delivery style affects mood
and tone to impact the audience. (quotes and “The Great Imagination
Heist”)
I can summarize texts for key ideas, supporting details,
inconsistencies, and ambiguities. (“The Great Imagination Heist”)
I can develop a clear thesis statement. (writing template)
I can organize writing to create a coherent whole. (writing template)
I can score an 80% or higher on the WFA.
Bell Ringer
• Read the passage carefully.
• Complete number 1 on your own paper using
paragraph 3, lines 17-19.
• Be sure to write your justification.
• I can determine proper grammar.
Check Yourself and Justification
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C is the correct answer because “luminosity” matches the prediction
perfectly. This is seen in paragraph 3, specifically the statement “Quasars
are unmatched in luminosity and hence are the most distant objects that
can be detected”.
A is a misused detail because density is not a reason quasars can be detected.
B is out of scope because the author doesn’t mention “size” in this paragraph.
D is a misused detail because puzzling behavior is not a reason that quasars can
be detected.
I can determine proper grammar
Warm UP
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Pick a partner.
Draw a quotation.
Answer the following questions on your own paper. Each person in the group must
answer the questions on their own paper.
Identify the (abstract) subject of the quotation.
Interpret the quotation by writing it in your own words. (paraphrase)
How does the way the quotation is written strengthen its claim? Consider diction,
figurative language, sound devices, or syntax.
Agree or Disagree with the claim made in the quotation.
Provide three reasons or brief explanations for your position on the claim.
You will have seven minutes!
I can analyze how language choice and delivery style affects mood and tone to impact the
audience.
Warm UP Reflection
• Now move to another group of partners and share your
responses.
• Pick the quote that the group liked best.
• Be ready to share.
I can analyze how language choice and delivery style
affects mood and tone to impact the audience.
Vocabulary of the Day
• Add these words to your Unit 5 packet. If the word is
not in the box add it on the back of the packet.
rhetoric-language that is intended to influence or
persuade people
anecdote- a brief narrative or story usually serving to
make the listeners ponder over a topic or laugh
analogy- an extended comparison
Rhetoric-language that is intended to
influence or persuade people
Upon approaching a cashier at the grocery store
she asks, "Will you help starving children today by
adding $3 to your grocery bill?"
What has the language persuaded you to do?
Rhetoric-language that is intended to
influence or persuade people
When at a restaurant, the server suggests, "Can I
add some of our delicious sweet potato fries to
your entree for a dollar more?“
What has the language persuaded you to do?
Anecdote- a brief narrative or story
usually serving to make the listeners
ponder over a topic or laugh
• At the beginning of a speech about fire safety,
the speaker tells a short cautionary tale about a
serious injury that occurred as a result of not
following protocol.
Anecdote-a brief narrative or story
usually serving to make the listeners
ponder over a topic or laugh
Before beginning a tutoring session, the tutor tells
the tutee how he used to struggle with the subject
matter in the past and how he managed to grow
past these difficulties.
Analogy- an extended comparison
I am going to be toast when I get home.
To what is the analogy referring?
Analogy- an extended comparison
“worrying is as effective as trying to solve an
algebra equation by chewing bubble gum." - Baz
Luhrmann, Everybody’s Free (to Wear
Sunscreen)
To what is the analogy referring?
Review of literary terms: Using your
clicker, fill in the blank.
1. Tone is
a. reader’s attitude
b. writer’s attitude toward subject, audience, and
self
c. language that is intended to influence or
persuade
d. an extended comparison
I can apply literary terms.
Tone is
a. reader’s attitude
b. writer’s attitude toward subject, audience, and
self
c. language that is intended to influence or
persuade
d. an extended comparison
• 2. Rhetoric is ______________.
a. language that is intended to influence or
persuade
b. language not to be taken literally
c. writer’s attitude toward subject, audience, and
self
d. reader’s attitude
• Rhetoric is ______________.
a. language that is intended to influence or
persuade
b. language not to be taken literally
c. writer’s attitude toward subject, audience, and
self
d. reader’s attitude
3. I feel like a fish out of water. Is an example of an
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a. anecdote
b. analogy
• I feel like a fish out of water. Is an example of an
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a. anecdote
b. analogy
4. Aristotle’s persuasive technique that appeals to
the emotions is ___________.
a. Logos
b. Pathos
c. Ethos
d. Credos
Aristotle’s persuasive technique that appeals to
the emotions is ___________.
a. Logos
b. Pathos
c. Ethos
d. Credos
5. A reference to the Bible, literature, art, music,
mythology, etc is an __________.
a. analogy
b. Synecdoche
c. allusion
d. alliteration
5. A reference to the Bible, literature, art, music,
mythology, etc is an __________.
a. analogy
b. Synecdoche
c. allusion
d. alliteration
Rhetorical Analysis: “The Great
Imagination Heist”
While watching the video clip, generate a
definition for “heist”. Write it on your paper.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrMBIi5GSEg
Rhetorical Analysis: “The Great
Imagination Heist”
On your own paper, answer the following
questions.
1. What is a heist?
2. What does it mean to have an active
imagination?
3. How were people entertained before TV, video
games, and computers? Write one example.
4. How could TV steal your imagination?
You have 4 minutes!
Discuss
1. What is a heist?
2. What does it mean to have an active
imagination?
3. How were people entertained before TV, video
games, and computers? Write one example.
4. How could TV steal your imagination?
Rhetorical Analysis: “The Great
Imagination Heist”
Read the passage and annotate:
1. Place a plus (+) or minus (-) sign next to each
paragraph or part of a paragraph to show whether
the tone is mostly positive (+) or negative (-).
2. Underline or highlight words and details from the
paragraph that create an emotional (positive or
negative) appeal.
I can analyze how language choice and delivery style
affects mood and tone to impact the audience.
Discuss
• What did you mark as positive?
• What did you mark as negative?
I can analyze how language choice and delivery
style affects mood and tone to impact the
audience.
Rhetorical Analysis: “The Great
Imagination Heist”: Group Activity
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On your desk, you have a colored card.
Find others in the class with the same color.
Form a group.
With your group, read the paragraph.
Then write a summary of the paragraph.
Look at the elements listed and decide which is being used in the paragraph. Underline it.
Fill in the blank to complete an explanation of how the author uses the element (s) in the paragraph to
support his claim.
You have 30 minutes to complete this packet.
If there are terms you are not familiar with, use the resource sheet given to you at the beginning of class.
I can summarize texts for key ideas, supporting details, inconsistencies, and ambiguities.
Rhetorical Analysis: Writing the Thesis
Statement
To write an effective thesis statement, you need to
examine the tasks that are required by the
instructions in the prompt.
Prompt: In “Great Imagination Heist” the author
creates emotional appeal through the use of
diction and details. Explain how he uses these
devices to persuade the audience that reading,
not watching TV, is the way for children to
develop their imaginations.
Rhetorical Analysis: Thesis
Examining the prompt:
On your own paper, complete the statement.
Transition from examining the prompt to writing the
thesis.
I can develop a clear thesis statement.
Rhetorical Analysis: Thesis
• Write your own thesis statement on your own
paper by filling in the blanks.
I can develop a clear thesis statement.
Rhetorical Analysis: Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence: Each body paragraph should
contain a topic sentence or claim that limits the
topic of the paragraph to one idea that
directly addresses the assertions of the
thesis.
I can organize writing to create a coherent whole
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
• Prompt: In “Great Imagination Heist” the author
creates emotional appeal through the use of diction
and details. Explain how he uses these devices to
persuade the audience that reading, not watching
TV, is the way for children to develop their
imaginations.
Complete the template in order to have a welldeveloped rhetorical analysis.
I can organize writing to create a coherent whole
Exit Slip/Formative Assessment
WFA 5.2
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Read the passage carefully.
Answer on your DFA/WFA papers.
Enter answers into the clicker.
Graph your results.
I can score 80% or higher on the WFA.
Homework
• Have your pitch ready for your Shark Tank
product.