Essence of Style

Essence of Style Day 1 Quotes & Response Argument Exemplars/Incorporating Quotations Everything’s an Argument 69-73 Lit Circles/HSPE Info

Quotes & Response #4 “

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives..”

--William James

“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.”

--Arthur Rubinstein

“Evil is whatever distracts.” --Franz Kafka

Argument Exemplars and “One-liners”

“Quote…..” (Author #).This stylistic choice creates……

“Quote…..” (Author #).The author uses this phrase to…..

“Quote…..” (Author #).[Author’s last name] prose in this section

demonstrates……

Everything’s an Argument page 69-73

Reminder: Read Lit Circle Book

Essence of Style Day 2 Quotes & Response Punctuation Practice Assignment Everything’s an Argument 73-84 Writing Adventure #2

Quotes & Response #5 “

One’s real life is so often the life that one does not lead.”

--Oscar Wilde

“It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”--Henry David Thoreau

  “Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.”

--Greta Randolph

Punctuation Practice Choose one of your bellringer response paragraphs Type up the paragraph using ABSOLUTELY NO

PUNCTUATION. No end marks, no commas, no semi-colons, and no capitalization at the beginning of new sentences. I know this will be excruciating for you punctuations pros, but you will see the purpose next class

DUE: next class (typed)

Everything’s an Argument page 73-84

Blue= FactsGreen= StatsYellow= Surveys & PollsRed= Testimonies & Narratives

Writing Adventure #2Public Opinion Argument

Reminder: Read Lit Circle Book/Punctuation Practice Due Next Class

Essence of Style Day 3 Freewrite/Brainstorm Baldwin’s “Keys to Identity” Punctuation Practice Activity Sophisticated Punctuation for APers “First Steps Towards Style”

Freewrite/Brainstorm: STYLE

Baldwin’s “Key to Identity”Argument Preview

Punctuation & Style Read piece aloud to

author Try to punctuate the

piece What does this

activity illuminate?

Sophisticated Punctuation: Where could you use these options in your own punc. practice?

“First Steps Towards Style”

Reminder: Read Lit Circle Book(Note author’s punctuation choices)

Essence of Style Day 4 Freewrite/Brainstorm Punctuation Practice Assignment Writing Adventure #2 Exemplars & Scoring “Opinion Piece…” Lit Circles: Punctuation & Style Observation Assignment

Freewrite/Brainstorm: GRAMMAR

Punctuation Practice Choose one of your bellringer response paragraphs Type up the paragraph using sophisticated

punctuation and parallelism. At least once in your paragraph, demonstrate the correct use of a semicolon (;), a colon (:), a dash (—), and a sentence with deliberate parallel structure (see hand-out for clarification).

DUE: next class (typed)

Evaluate Writing Adventure #2: Public Opinion Argument

Review prompt and scoring guide

Exemplars

Round 1: Scorehighlight “I, me, my,

myself, you, yourself, one, us, we, our,” etc. Round 2: Score

highlight “there, is, was, are, have been, has been,” Round 3: Score

Star * sophisticated punctuation (semicolon; dash– colon: )

“Opinion Piece on Grammatical Correctness”

SOAPS What has your past

experience with grammar been like?

What grammar rules are you confused by or impatient with?

Observation and Exposition   Assignment: observe another class. Attend one hour of the class without disturbing it. Sit in the back, or wherever the teacher would like you to sit, and take notes.  After the observation you will need to write a paper in which you take a position about the class and write an expository essay* to fit that position. You must give me a copy of the paper and also give one to the teacher whose class you observed. Keep in mind—this is an exercise in audience and purpose. Consider for whom you’re writing and why. Length: Approximately 2 pages (double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins) Secret for Success: tight writing, exact details, engagement with topic. Turnitin is not required for this assignment. Date of Observation: 11/6Workshop Draft Due: 11/10INSTRUCTOR SUBMISSION DUE: 11/14 

Turn in two copies of FINAL DRAFT

Lit Circles: Discuss punctuation choices made by your author in the section you read for today

Reminder: Punctuation Practice Due Next Class/Read Lit Circle Book(Observation permission slip due by next class)

Essence of Style Day 5 “College” Vocab #1 Observation Signature Sheets/Punc. Practice Due Punctuation Activity Next Book Choices Everything’s an Argument 84-88

AttestDefinitiveEccentricFacetFinite

LudicrousPermeateSusceptibleTautWary

Vocabulary for College 

1. Attest: bear witness 2. Definitive: decisive or final 3. Eccentric: strange 4. Facet: aspect 5. Finite: limited 6. Ludicrous: laughable; ridiculous 7. Permeate: spread throughout 8. Susceptible: easily influenced 9. Taut: tightly drawn

10. Wary: cautious 

Punctuation Activity Switch papers with your partner Highlight correct use of:

a semicolon (;) a colon (:) a dash (—) a sentence with deliberate parallel structure

(See hand-out for clarification).

Lit Circles:

What kind of reader would most benefit from your lit circle book?

Why is it worth reading/considered an American Classic?

What is unique about the author’s style?

Next Book Options

Huck Finn Grapes of Wrath Scarlet Letter The Natural Their Eyes Were Watching God Catcher in the Rye One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Everything’s an Argument page 84-88

http://youtu.be/N4vf8N6GpdM

Essence of Style Day 6 Freewrite/Brainstorm Writing Adventure #3 Everything’s an Argument 88-93

Freewrite/Brainstorm: LANGUAGE

Writing Adventure #3Baldwin’s Keys to Identity

Everything’s an Argument page 88-93

Reminder: Book Test Next Class

Essence of Style Day 7 “College” Vocab #2 Lit Circle Book Plan American Classic Book Test Observation Reminders

BelatedConduciveDerideDissertationFeign

GauntIniquityMoraleRecoilSonorous

Vocabulary for College #2 11. Belated: delayed 12. Conducive: helpful; contributing toward 13. Deride: to ridicule 14. Dissertation: long, formal report 15. Feign: to pretend 16. Gaunt: thin and bony 17. Iniquity: wickedness 18. Morale: mental state 19. Recoil: to shrink from 20.Sonorous: full-sounding     

Lit Circles reading Plan•MLA Format Citation: Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

•What is your book about? Summarize in a few sentences.

•How many pages/chapters will your group read before each English class?

•Group members’ names (Initial next to your name)

American Classic Book Test

Reminder: Observation next class (come here first)

Essence of Style Day 8 Observation Focus Classroom Observations Expository Exemplars

Freewrite/BrainstormWhat should you be doing during your observation today?

What does Mrs. Shaw mean by professionalism and confidentiality?

Why is it so important that these expectations are maintained? (What’s at stake?)

    

Observation Exposition Exemplars

Reminders: Observation workshop draft for next class College Vocab Quiz next class

Essence of Style Day 9 Quotes & Response/Impromptu “College” Vocab Quiz Workshop Observation Expositions Writing Adventure #3 Exemplar

(If you are not prepared for writer’s workshop today, you cannot earn credit)

Turn in Observation Exposition Workshop Submission

College Vocab Quiz Study “Attest” through “Sonorous”

Workshop Observation Expositions

Baldwin Exemplar

Reminders: Observation instructor submission (2 paper copies, no turnitin) DUE by 11/14

Essence of Style Day 10 Quotes & Response/Impromptu Lit Circles: Stylistic Choices Style Analysis: Hayden WILDS: Frost

Quotes & Response“Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.”

--Elmer G. Letterman

“What we think we become.” --

Buddha

“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward”

--Vernon Law

Lit Circles: Style Focus  

Names: ________________________ Date: _______Pages/chapters read for today _____________ What is unique about the author’s style?

Point out phrases, sentences, or passages that are stylistically noteworthy.

Hayden Stylistic Analysis: DIT

Context—What happened? What is the piece about?

Analysis—Diction: what strong words did Hayden choose?Imagery: how does he appeal to the senses using figurative

language?Tone: what adjectives describe the overall feeling of the piece? 

Frost Stylistic Analysis: WILDS Word Choice: the denotative and connotative meanings of words—

Different words for the same thing suggest different attitudes (ex: “dead” vs. “passed away”)Concrete vs. Abstract (tangible or intangible)Cacophonous vs. Euphonious (harsh–“raucous” or “croak” vs. pleasant—“languid” or “murmur”)

Imagery: vivid appeals to understanding through the five senses

Language: overall use of phrases (formal/informal, figurative, jargon, etc.)

Details: specifics that are included for effect

Syntax: how the author’s sentence structure affects the reader

WILDSDevice Notes & Commentary

Word Choice  

Imagery  

 

Language   

 

Details   

 

Syntax 

 

Reminders: Observation instructor submission (2 paper copies, no turnitin) DUE by Next Class!

Essence of Style Day 11 Quotes & Response/Impromptu Observation Exposition (2 copies) DUE Lit Circles: Literary Devices Style Analysis: Hayden WILDS: Frost

(Please turn in both copies– in separate piles)

Turn in Observation Exposition

Quotes & Response“Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.”

--Plato “We cannot separate peace from freedom because one cannot be at peace unless one has freedom.”

--Malcolm X“It takes no time to fall in love, but it takes years to know what love really is.”

--Jason Mraz

Lit Circles: Literary DevicesTheme

What are some of the themes explored in your lit circle book? 1. 2. 3. 

ImageryGive examples of specific imagery in the text.Sight:

Touch:

Taste: Smell:  Sound:  

LanguageWhat are some phrases and descriptions that stood out to you in your book?1. 2. 3. 

StyleWhat do you notice about the writing style in the piece?

Pacing:  Character descriptions: _______________:  _______________: _______________:  _______________: _______________:  Other stylistic choices:    Tone

What are some words to describe the overall feeling, atmosphere, or effect? 1. 4.  2. 5.  3. 6.

“Paret”Stylistic Analysis: DOS

Context—What happened? What is the piece about?

Analysis—Diction: what strong words did Hayden choose?Organization: how is the piece structured?Syntax: what do you notice about the sentence structures? 

Reminders:Read Lit Circle Book(Pay attention to stylistic choices)

Essence of Style Day 12 Quotes & Response/Impromptu Dictation Writing Adventure #4: Style Analysis

Quotes & Response“Let your speech be better than silence, or be silent.”

--Dionysius

“The main thing in one’s own private world is to laugh as much as you cry”

--Maya Angelou

“Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.”

--Harry Emerson

Dictation: Write the sentences exactly as you hear them

Writing Adventure #4“Paret” Stylistic Analysis

Reminders:Read Lit Circle Book(Pay attention to stylistic choices)