In this unit, we will study how writing is an art form, an intentional craft, with focus on components of: diction, syntax, tone, and purpose.
These all combine to make a unique and harmonious blend that shows an author's own style.
Read the sections above and record some new information you learn about the importance of each of these components.
Vocabulary words for this unit are defined chapter 3 of Assignments in Exposition (also found in the first few pages of "Choosing Words" packet) and the glossary of Everyday Use. Use the printed document given to you in class to record definitions (save activities to do throughout the unit).
The two writings we will study for the start of this unit include:
"Say What?" by Bill Bryson
(we will use this piece to look at tone, dialect, irony, litote, scholarly vs. standard language, and colloquialism)
"Reading a River" by Mark Twain
(we will use this piece to study several of the words as well, including hyperbole, parallelism, allusion, paradox, didactic, personification, diction, syntax, implied metaphor, purpose and efferent vs. aesthetic reading)
(quiz answers)
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