Homework and Vocabulary September 1-5

DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

- Read “The ‘Values’Wasteland” p.198

- ALL Questions for Close Reading, p.205, Writer’s Craft, #2,3 p.205

 

DUE Thursday, SEPTEMBER 4

-Read “Bombs Bursting in Air” p. 211

- ALL Questions for Close Reading, p. 215,  Writer’s Craft #2, p.215

- Read “Black Men and Public Space” p.207

-Answer ALL Questions for Close Reading, p. 209

-Answer Questions about the Writer’s Craft, #2,3,4 p. 210

 

DUE Friday, SEPTEMBER 5

-Write an Exemplification essay, p.221 handwritten double spaced

 

DUE Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 9

- Read “Common Scents: The Smell of Childhood Never Fades” p. 217

-Answer ALL Questions for Close Reading, p. 219

-Final draft of the Exemplification essay, typed and printed- Due at 4:00pm

-Blog post #8

VOCABULARY LIST- QUIZ ON FRIDAY

INVECTIVE – an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. (For example, in Henry IV, Part I, Prince Hal calls the large character of Falstaff “this sanguine coward, this bedpresser, this horseback breaker, this huge hill of flesh.”)

 

SYNESTHESIA – when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. Ex: The sight of red ants makes you itchy. In literature, synesthesia refers to the practice of associating two or more different senses in the same image.

Example: Red Hot Chili Peppers’ song title,“Taste the Pain,” is an example.

 

HYPOPHORA – Figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker; raising and responding to one’s own question(s). A common usage is to ask the question at the beginning of a paragraph and then use the paragraph to answer it. You can use hypophora to raise questions which you think the reader obviously has on his/her mind and would like to see formulated and answered.

Example: “When the enemy struck on that June day of 1950, what did America do? It did what it always has done in all its times of peril. It appealed to the heroism of its youth.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower

 

EPITHET is an adjective or adjective phrase appropriately qualifying a subject (noun) by naming a key or important characteristic of the subject, as in "laughing happiness," "sneering contempt," "untroubled sleep," "peaceful dawn," and "lifegiving water." Sometimes a metaphorical epithet will be good to use, as in "lazy road," "tired landscape," "smirking billboards," "anxious apple." Aptness and brilliant effectiveness are the key considerations in choosing epithets. Be fresh, seek striking images, pay attention to connotative value.

Example: At length I heard a ragged noise and mirth of thieves and murderers . . . . --George Herbert

 

ALLITERATION: the recurrence of initial consonant sounds. Example: Ah, what a delightfully delicious day!

 

ENTHYMEME: an informally-stated syllogism which omits either one of the premises or the conclusion. The omitted part must be clearly understood by the reader. The usual form of this logical shorthand omits the major premise:

Example, Since your application was submitted before April 10th, it will be considered. [Omitted premise: All applications submitted before April 10 will be considered.]

 

DIACOPE: repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase as a method of emphasis:

Example: We will do it, I tell you; we will do it.

 

EPIZEUXIS: repetition of one word (for emphasis): Example: The best way to describe this portion of South America is lush, lush, lush.