PPT-Diction: Affect and Effect

From the UWF Writing Labs 101 Grammar MiniLessons Series MiniLesson 51 Affect In ordinary usage the word affect is used as a verb meaning to influence to alter to change or to pretend to have or feel. Affect. and . Effect. From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #51. Affect. In ordinary usage, the word . affect. is used as a verb meaning “to influence,” “to alter,” “to change,” or “to pretend to have or feel.”. Creating Tone and Mood Through Diction. Tone:. The attitude the writer takes toward the subject he/she is writing about or toward the reader.. Writer-centered. Tone words . (not a complete list). Sincere. Objective: Analyze how authors use syntax and diction to create certain effects.. Essential Question: How does syntax and diction contribute to an author’s voice and tone?. Objective and Essential Question. Definition: A . homonym. is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but has a different . meaning. .. Lesson 1. 8/31. Homonyms. Their, there, they’re. Their – belongs to them (The teacher stole . Diction. Syntax. Tone. Point of View. Developed by Mrs. . Stacey Reaves. Sumter. , . SC. Adapted by Adrien . Alsobrook. .. Memphis, TN. Diction: Word Choice. “The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” Mark Twain. KM English 12 . Learning target and success criteria . Analyze the word choice or diction for a passage to determine meaning and purpose. . Explain the effect that a word choice has on a reader and purposefully select a word to create a specific effect on a reader. . By: Robert S. Feldman. Module 1, Chapter 1 pages 4-11. What do you think of when I say the word . Psychology?. Name some examples. What is Psychology – Chapter 1 page 4. Psychology means the scientific study of . Affect . vs. Effect. Affect vs. Effect. So, affect and effect can be used as nouns or verbs – what’s a person to do? Luckily, “affect” is almost always used as a verb and “effect” is more commonly used as a noun.. There was a scurrying around and then eight of them . snatched. up their guns, formed into twos, and marched out behind the office. He wheeled his horse about and trotted towards me. I jumped back and . Ambiguous. Adjective (Ambiguity : Noun: State of . being unclear). Unclear/Open to interpretation. He made an . ambiguous. comment about firing someone, but he didn’t specify who, so we were all worried.. When writing . for literary . analysis, your finished composition will have three required . elements, regardless if it’s a paragraph or a full-length essay:. A claim about a specific literary device. Syntax. Tone. Point of View. Developed by Mrs. . Stacey Reaves. Sumter. , . SC. Adapted by Adrien . Alsobrook. .. Memphis, TN. Diction: Word Choice. “The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” Mark Twain. Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express.. When analyzing diction, consider such questions as:. Is the language concrete or abstract?. Are the words monosyllabic or polysyllabic?. Diction. Diction. – the author’s choice of words. . Words are the writer’s basic tools:. a. They create the color and texture of the written work.. b. They both reflect and determine the level of formality..