Words, Analogies, Audiences and Wolves

I. In your daybook, make two columns labelled Latinate vs. Anglo-Saxon words.  Categorize these words:  superfluous, nomenclature, subsequent, follow, name, enough.

We watch this video. So, think about your words. Just because it comes from the Latin, does NOT make it better!

II. Another thing to think about in your Observation paper is using a comparison to help us imagine something.  These are similes and metaphors.  For instance, look at the handout.  Copy down your two favorites into your daybook, please.

III. I return your audience awareness short essays.  In your daybook, after you read my comments and marks, copy down one strength and one weakness of this paper. If you wish to improve your grade on this paper, make the suggested changes and hand it back in.

IV. Finally, read a professional writer's observations in " Observing Wolves" by Farley Mowat.  Read this and answer the questions in your daybook.

Homework:

1.  Read Mowat and answer the questions in your daybook.

2.  Work on your Observation paper.  Final Version due Tuesday, typed MLA style.

3.  Have an electronic version of it available to put on the computer Monday.

4.  TWFTD: nice

Draft #2 Observation

How are you beginning this paper? 

You, again, read each other's drafts.

Homework:

1.  Read comments and make revisions.  The Final Version is due next Tuesday. What will you do to improve it?  You earn points for making changes.

2.  TWFTD:  thing

Sentence Variety

Note:  objective vs. subjective?  See homework on 10/11.


1. The temperature was dropping so I picked all my peppers last night.

2. If it froze last night my tomatoes are probably finished.

3. I wanted bushels of tomatoes when I planted four different varieties.


We look at sentences and Section 24 in Everyday Writer. I explain subordination and coordination.

You could watch these two explain it all....

And then you can listen to this.

Homework:

1.  Draft #2 due, typed. Look at your sentences.  Is there variety in length and structure?  Run spell check.  Be sure all your details help to make your point.  You should be certain what your point is!


2.  TWFTD: sinister  (be sure to read all the way down to the II section).

Draft #1 Observation

Today you read and comment on each other's drafts to practice for revising your own draft.

Revision = to re-see.

Analyze:  Are the details clear?  Do I understand and "see" the scene?

Synthesize:  Does it all add up to make the point?

Evaluate:  What works well?  What needs to be improved?

Copy the above in your daybook.  Then you will fill out the blue "Writer's Sheet" (handout).  I'll pass around 2 "Reader's Sheets" that will be filled out about your draft.  When we're done, all these sheets will go home with you, and you will revise your draft into Draft #2.

Homework:


1.  Make changes/additions to your draft.  Draft #2 typed is due Thursday. How will you save it?  NO FLASH DRIVES!


2.  TWFTD:  tough

Why Is English So Hard to Spell?

Consider the words knight, night, through, though, bough, cough, rough, come, give, gone.

Take a short pretest about the history of English.  Look at this chart.


Old English spoken for us.


Anglo-Saxon art

Anglo-Saxons vs. Vikings  which leads us to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.


After Norman castles we come to Middle English.

Fold your handout and put it in your daybook.

Homework:

1.  Tomorrow the first draft of your observation paper is due.  It can be either hand-written or typed and PRINTED OUT BEFORE CLASS.  See the blue assignment sheet for length suggestions.

2. TWFTD:  punk . You must look it up in the OED (see link on this blog) and pick a definition and quote from there (start with #1). If you do this from home, you will need to enter passwords to get onto the OED.  The passwords are on the blog under the OED link.