Learning Target: I will identify rhetorical elements such as diction, syntax and mood in a written text, and connect those to how they support the author's larger purposes in that text.
Bellringer: Rhetorical strategies, effects, and purpose in the Santa Ana Winds passage. (20 minutes)
Referring back to pages 49-56, answer the following, first in your notebook, and then through discussion:
1) Diction and mood: What words would best describe the mood of the first and second paragraphs (you may use your own words or those mentioned in the textbook), and how specific word choices in the first and second paragraph contribute to the mood of those paragraphs?
2) Syntax: Briefly discuss how Didion's uses of a long, cumulative sentence at the beginning of the first paragraph on 49 suggests a building threat; also, briefly discuss how she uses shorter sentences later in the paragaph and what the effect, in terms of sound and sense, are.
3) In the third paragraph, what is the primary technique Didion uses to demonstrate that "science bears out folk wisdom"?
4) What do the author's of the textbook suggest the purpose of Didion's piece may be?
Pair and share, briefly discuss your answers to the bellringer.
Reading a song...Mercy Street by Peter Gabriel: Poetry and song lyrics are often not as direct or logos driven as other forms of writing. Keep that in mind as you listen to this song.
What elements of the song and performance appeal to pathos?
What words or phrases stood out for you personally? Why? What ideas or emotions did they evoke?
What elements of the performance establish ethos of the artist(s) and a connection (based on unspoken but shared values) with the audience? Take out the list of tone and mood words I gave you last week. What word(s) would you use to describe the mood of the song? On a related note, what emotions or ideas does this song evoke for you?
Homework:
Have a nice weekend.
Bellringer: Rhetorical strategies, effects, and purpose in the Santa Ana Winds passage. (20 minutes)
Referring back to pages 49-56, answer the following, first in your notebook, and then through discussion:
1) Diction and mood: What words would best describe the mood of the first and second paragraphs (you may use your own words or those mentioned in the textbook), and how specific word choices in the first and second paragraph contribute to the mood of those paragraphs?
2) Syntax: Briefly discuss how Didion's uses of a long, cumulative sentence at the beginning of the first paragraph on 49 suggests a building threat; also, briefly discuss how she uses shorter sentences later in the paragaph and what the effect, in terms of sound and sense, are.
3) In the third paragraph, what is the primary technique Didion uses to demonstrate that "science bears out folk wisdom"?
4) What do the author's of the textbook suggest the purpose of Didion's piece may be?
Pair and share, briefly discuss your answers to the bellringer.
Reading a song...Mercy Street by Peter Gabriel: Poetry and song lyrics are often not as direct or logos driven as other forms of writing. Keep that in mind as you listen to this song.
What elements of the song and performance appeal to pathos?
What words or phrases stood out for you personally? Why? What ideas or emotions did they evoke?
What elements of the performance establish ethos of the artist(s) and a connection (based on unspoken but shared values) with the audience? Take out the list of tone and mood words I gave you last week. What word(s) would you use to describe the mood of the song? On a related note, what emotions or ideas does this song evoke for you?
Homework:
Have a nice weekend.
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