Thursday, November 17, 2016

Create two soundtracks with commentary

Due tomorrow...11/18
One soundtrack for McCandless...
three songs (3)
Provide the title and artist and a link to the song (where possible)...Write a paragraph which contains an excerpt from the lyrics and explains why you connected this song with McCandless.

Use at least one analytical verb and one mood or tone word per paragraph.  Underline each word.

For Monday (11/21/16)... create one for your senior year...five songs...
Same format...
Provide the title and artist and a link to the song (where possible)...Write a paragraph which contains an excerpt from the lyrics and explains why you connected this song with your life now.

Print to hand in tomorrow and submit to the appropriate bins in turnitin.com



Analytical Verbs
Verbs that help you make a point.

addresses                     establishes                    prohibits
allows                           forces                            represents
captures                        foreshadows                 reaffirms
clarifies                        forwards                       refute
conveys                        highlights                     reinforces 
creates                          hints                              reveals 
demonstrates                illustrates                      depicts
implies                         suggests                        verifies
diminishes                   indicates                        supports 
emphasizes                  portrays                        underscores

Common Tone Words


Accusatory
Acerbic
Ambivalent
Apathetic
Ardent
Arrogant
Assertive
Awestruck
Belligerent
Benevolent
Bitter
Callous
Candid
Caustic
Cautionary
Celebratory
Compassionate
Comic
Condescending
Contemptuous
Critical
Cynical
Detached
Disdainful
Disparaging
Distressed
Diplomatic
Defiant
Didactic
Derisive
Docile
Earnest
Empathetic
Excited
Erudite
Farcical
Frustrated
Forceful
Frank
Flippant
Frivolous
Fanciful
Forthright
Gloomy
Grim
Gentle
Hypercritical
Humble
Haughty
Indignant
Intimate
Intense
Incensed
Informative
Irreverent
Indifferent
Impartial
Ironic
Jaded
Joyous
Judgmental
Jovial
Laudatory
Loving
Lyrical
Modest
Mocking
Morose
Malicious
Naïve
Narcissistic
Nostalgic
Objective
Optimistic
Obsequious
Patronizing
Pompous
Pragmatic
Pretentious
Playful
Pensive
Patronizing
Philosophical
Pessimistic
Reverent
Reflective

Resentful

Righteous
Resigned
Regretful
Restrained
Sentimental
Skeptical
Sarcastic
Sardonic
Satirical
Sympathetic
Scornful
Subjective
Solemn
Sorrowful
Sincere
Solemn
Tragic
Tolerant
Unbiased
Unassuming
Uneasy
Virtuous
Vindictive
Witty
World-weary
Wonder
Weary
Worry
Whimsical



LIST OF MOOD WORDS



POSITIVE MOOD WORDS

NEGATIVE MOOD WORDS

amused

awed

bouncy

calm

cheerful

chipper

confident

contemplative

content

determined

dignified

dreamy

ecstatic

empowered

energetic

enlightened

enthralled

excited

exhilarated

flirty

giddy

grateful

harmonious

hopeful

hyper

idyllic

joyous

 

jubilant

liberating

light-hearted

loving

mellow

nostalgic

optimistic

passionate

peaceful

playful

pleased

refreshed

rejuvenated

relaxed

relieved

satiated

satisfied

sentimental

silly

surprised

sympathetic

thankful

thoughtful

touched

trustful

vivacious

warm

welcoming

aggravated

annoyed

anxious

apathetic

apprehensive

barren

brooding

cold

confining

confused

cranky

crushed

cynical

depressed

desolate

disappointed

discontented

distressed

drained

dreary

embarrassed

enraged

envious

exhausted

fatalistic

foreboding

frustrated

futile

gloomy

grumpy

haunting

heartbroken

hopeless

hostile

indifferent

infuriated

 

insidious

intimidated

irate

irritated

jealous

lethargic

lonely

melancholic

merciless

moody

morose

nauseated

nervous

nightmarish

numb

overwhelmed

painful

pensive

pessimistic

predatory

rejected

restless

scared

serious

sick

somber

stressed

suspenseful

tense

terrifying

threatening

uncomfortable

vengeful

violent

worried

 


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