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Excerpt from Barbara Kingsolver’s “High Tide in Tucson”
Diction in relation to ToneSlide2
Consider:“Art is the antidote that can call us back from the edge of numbness, restoring the ability to feel for another.” – Barbara Kingsolver, “High Tide in Tucson”
Define: What is the metaphor in this statement?
Art is the antidote Art=antidoteSlide3
Consider:“Art is the antidote that can call us back from the edge of numbness, restoring the ability to feel for another.”
Discuss:
What is Kingsolver’s purpose in this statement?
What is her tone (her attitude toward art)?
By using the word
antidote
, what does the author imply about the ability to feel for another?
If we changed the word
antidote
to
gift
, what effect would it have on the meaning of the sentence?Slide4
WRITE:“Art is the antidote that can call us back from the edge of numbness, restoring the ability to feel for another.”
Write one well-developed paragraph explaining how Kingsolver uses
diction
to support her
purpose
in this statement. Be sure to consider and explain the
power
of the word
antidote
in your response.
Who does what
and
why
or
how?
Purpose statement
Break down the word antidote
Concluding sentenceSlide5
EDIT and REVISE:Make sure topic sentence answers who does what and why/how - if it doesn’t rewrite it!Make sure paragraph is in present tense – if it isn’t, rewrite it!
Make sure you use transitional words between ideas – if there aren’t any, insert them!
Make sure there are no “to be” verbs in your paragraph…if there are, replace them with ACTIVE, DOING verbs!
Turn in at the END OF THE PERIODSlide6
Excerpt from E.B. White’s “Twins”
Diction in relation to ToneSlide7
Consider:“As I watched, the sun broke weakly through, brightened the rich red of the fawns, and kindled their white spots.”
– E.B. White, “Twins,”
Poems and Sketches of E.B. White
Think: What kind of flame does
kindled
imply?
Would the sentence be strengthened or weakened by changing
the sun broke weakly through
to
the sun burst through
? Explain the effect this change would have on the use of the verb
kindled
.Slide8
WRITE:“As I watched, the sun broke weakly through, brightened the rich red of the fawns, and kindled their white spots
.”
In a well-developed paragraph,
explain
how White uses
diction
, especially the word “kindled,” to enhance his rhetorical purpose.
Edit yourself:
Check topic sentence: Who does what and why/how? Is it answered?
Check verb tense: Have you used present tense throughout?
Check transitions: Do you transition clearly between concepts and sentences?
Check “to be” verbs: Have you used ACTIVE VERBS and avoided “is,” “are,” etc.?
TYPE THIS UP AT HOMESlide9
W.B.Yeats’ “sailing to Byzantium”Determining Tone through DictionSlide10
Consider: “An aged man is but a paltry thing
A tattered coat upon a stick…” – W.B. Yeats, “Sailing to Byzantium”
Discuss:
What type of literary technique is included here?
What is the comparison?
What picture is created by the use of the word
tattered
?
By understanding the connotations of the word
tattered
, what do we understand about the persona’s attitude toward
an aged man
?Slide11
Discuss: “An aged man is but a paltry thing
A tattered coat upon a stick…” – W.B. Yeats, “Sailing to Byzantium”
What does it mean to be a
thing
?Slide12
Discuss: “An aged man is but a paltry thing
A tattered coat upon a stick…” – W.B. Yeats, “Sailing to Byzantium”
Write your own purpose statement, then compare with your group and choose the best one
Starter
: In Yeats’ excerpt from “Sailing to Byzantium,” he uses ___________ diction to convey the _____________.Slide13
Discuss: “An aged man is but a paltry thing
A tattered coat upon a stick…” – W.B. Yeats, “Sailing to Byzantium”
Write a paragraph in which you explain how Yeats uses diction and/or imagery to convey his view of an “aged man.”Slide14
Dee Browns’ Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Determining Tone through DictionSlide15
Consider:
“Meanwhile, the United States Army, thirsting for
revenge
, was prowling the country north and west of
the
Black Hills, killing Indians wherever they could
be
found
.”– Dee Brown,
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Discuss:
What
are the connotations of thirsting? What
feelings
are evoked by this diction
?
What
are the connotations of prowling? What
kinds
of animals prowl?
What
attitude toward the U.S. army does this
diction
convey?Slide16
Discuss:“Meanwhile, the United States Army, thirsting for revenge, was prowling the country north and west of the Black Hills, killing Indians wherever they could
be
found.”– Dee Brown,
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Write a well-developed thesis and body
paragraph explaining
how Dee Brown uses diction and tone in
order
to convey his purpose.