Brush Strokes:
Absolute:
See if you can figure out which sample sentence below are appositives and which are absolutes: 1. Hands freezing, heart slowing, the newcomer slowly realized that he was not leaving the Yukon alive. 2. Tail wagging, feet moving swiftly, the dog stayed by the newcomers side. 3. The minister, a man who chose to wear a black veil over his head for the rest of his life, confused the townspeople with his actions. 4. The congregation, a small group of nosey people, would rather gossip about Mr. Hooper's veil than to ask him the purpose for wearing it. 5. Walter Mitty, a weak old man, was used to following his wife's commands. 6. Hands clenched on the wheel, eyes focused on the rear view mirror, Walter tried to avoid anyone who made him feel inferior. **To comment, click COMMENT on the top of this blog. The first person to comment with the correct answers for 1-6 (above) will get an ice cream sandwich. Have a great night! -
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When an artist has a picture in his mind, he uses his paint brush to somehow portray that image, that idea, to his audience. His tools are his colors, his chisel, his brush. Because he knows how to handle these tools, he can mix two colors to create a third; he can hammer that chisel with certain force at a certain angle to depict depth in a carving; and he can twist his brush with such a flair that the brush stroke adds information to the big picture.
YOU are the artist. YOU have a picture in your mind, an idea moving around: a plan, a thought, an analysis. How are you going to get that BIG thought across to me when I read your writing? You can use third grade sentences OR you can learn to twist your words in what we will call a "brush stroke". Example: Third grade sentence: **Dogs are good.. Twist the brush: **Loving their owners without question, dogs, those beautiful furry creatures, provide comfort and companionship. Today you began to learn FIVE ways to twist your words, five BRUSH STROKES. Look them up! Have a great day! -Mrs. Coller If you read last night, I hope you passed the fairly simple reading quiz.
If you did not read last night, your grade is a strong indication of your irresponsibility or forgetfulness. I hope that you rest securely in the first group of people mentioned above. Have a good night. -Mrs. Coller The man from "To Build a Fire" is, as you well know by now, an idiot. Today, you read more of the story, doing some close reading activities to find
HOMEWORK: Read the rest of the story. There will be a quiz tomorrow. Have a lovely evening! -Mrs. Coller We are still reading through Jack London's text. Please note that he is a NATURALIST. (Look it up on the lit. terms page on this website.) How do his NATURALISTIC beliefs become evident when he writes?
Have a great night! -Mrs. Coller Bring a novel of your choice to school today. I am giving you time to read.
For parents, guardians, and other authority figures who would assume I am not doing my job here: *I believe that one of the most powerful tools I can give my students is the love of books. Maybe you have already begun this process at home, but I realize that we all get busy in this world of athletics, full schedules, and internet. So I have chosen to give my students a day per month to read with no strings attached. Just read. It is wonderful. Find "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable; if anything is excellent or praiseworthy" find these things and read them!! So... enjoy! Have a great night! -Mrs. Coller Students are not looking at the last short story in regard to ALL the 6 Traits of Good Writing:
Voice Organization Ideas Conventions E Word Choice Sentence Structure As such, we will do some close reading activities with "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. He expertly uses each of these 6 traits to clearly portray his thoughts about humanity. Questions to ponder while we read: 1. How does the author set the tone? What kinds of wording does he utilize in the first paragraph? 2. The author has an opinion of the newcomer. What is it? How does he portray it without coming out and saying. "I think the newcomer is..."? 3. What would YOU bring on a hike in 1900 is you were in the Yukon with this newcomer? 4. Look for examples of foreshadowing in the text. You should be able to find several. According to Reverend Hooper, we ALL have a black veil swathing our faces. We all hide the truth from each other and God. We are not honest.
Here are some questions discussed in class about "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne:
As you know, we have been reading "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
We have discovered:
In regard to writing style, this is what we have discovered:
On Wednesday, we began to read a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Minister's Black Veil". So far, we have discovered that Hawthorne has a knack for eloquence, meaning that he had excellent word choice. Students highlighted unfamiliar words so that we, as a class, could look them up with VISUAL THESAURUS. Of course, after determining the meaning of each word, we can better understand the meaning of the story.
Keep in mind that there are many steps that our brains work through to fully process information. BE SURE to make yourself go deeper into the process. KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION APPLICATION ANALYSIS SYNTHESIS EVALUATION Have a great day! -Mrs. Coller |
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