Explanatory Writing
What type of writing does explanatory fall under, and what is the other type of writing under this umbrella
Expository, informative
Define social meaning and literal meaning in detail and indicate which meaning is relevant to connotation/denotation
Literal meaning: Denotation, dictionary definition, does not require knowledge of social/cultural norms to be understood- direct translation
Social meaning: Connotation, meaning is derived from associations, must have some understanding of social/cultural norms to fully understand- in some cases non-direct translation
What is the difference between active/passive voice?
Active: subject performing action
Passive: subject receiving action
What is a modifier and what is its purpose?
Modifier changes the meaning of a sentence or the noun it describes. It's purpose is to enhance, clarify, or specify information in a sentence
What city was the castle above Dracula's Labyrinth located in? city and country required
Budapest, Hungary
What is the difference between informative and expository writing?
Informative summarizes or merely reports, explanatory shows how/why through a specific perspective or POV
Provide three words that have a negative connotation that you might read in a movie review- don't use descriptors like "bad"
Answers will vary, some examples: slow, rushed, B-rated, cheesy, predictable, long, bearable, emotionless
What three parts of speech are important to identify when determining passive/active voice and why?
Subject, predicate, object: subject- whether they are performing or receiving action; predicate- action that is being performed or received; object: changes to subject when going from active to passive
What are the five types of modifiers, which ones are functioning as different parts of speech?
Demonstratives, determinatives, prepositional phrases, adjectival phrases, adverbial phrases (last two)
What technology did Hedy Lamarr lay the foundation for? There are three
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
What are the goals of informative vs explanatory writing?
Informative: provide facts or summary of the topic
Explanatory: teach audience with the goal of them understanding
Provide an example of two words that have the same denotation but different connotations
Answers will vary ex: skinny/scrawney; grin/smirk; maverick/loose cannon
Write an example of a passive and active sentence with the same situation
Answers will Vary, ex:
I took my dog on a walk to the park.
My dog was taken on a walk.
What are the three most common mistakes made with modifiers in a sentence, and how can you ID them
Dangling: can the subject perform the action of the modifier?
Misplaced: can the modifier apply to multiple nouns/can we move the modifier to clarify
Ambiguous: is the meaning of the modifier clear/ do we need to add information to fix the problem/can be intoned verbally, but not clear when read
Who did Emperor Xerxes of Persia declare treasonous and sentence to lashes, and what was his crime? Double points if you can tell me how many the traitor was sentenced to
Neptune, he delayed Xerxes invasion of Greece/destroyed his pontoon bridge
-sentenced to 300 lashes by 300 soldiers
What are some potential perspectives one could take for an explanatory essay on the American education system? Provide at least three
Answers will vary, some examples:
flaws in the system, comparison to other countries, state vs. federal curriculum, standardized tests, grading standards, funding, teachers, private schools
Provide three examples of one word that may have different connotations in different contexts
Answers will vary, ex: shade, shady, foxy
Change these active sentences into passive:
I went to watch a movie.
Taylor performed a small concert at the Bluebird Cafe.
The movie was watched.
A small concert was performed at the Bluebird.
Write three sentences each representing a different modifier mistake, label- cannot use examples in notes
Answers will vary: ex: Before we go to Grandma's, the oven needs to be turned off. D
Frodo travelled with Sam while he was fighting the influence of the Ring. M
The music teacher told us to count the beats of the song strictly. A
What was Alexander the Great's dog's name, and what is the closest living breed to the Molossian?
Peritas
Breeds accepted: Dogue de Bordeaux, Mastiff, Cane Corso
Inform and them explain something about Alexander the Great to me, at least one complete sentence each
Inform: ________________________
Explain: ________________________
Inform: Alexander the Great was Macedonian, but considered himself Greek.
Explain: Alexander the Great believed it was his duty to bring the Greek culture to the entirety of the known world. This is why he left temples and shrines to the Greek pantheon in every place he conquered.
Write a sentence in which you use the same word twice, but with different connotations
Answers will vary, ex: I sat in a tree's shade while I went on Twitter and threw shade at Christopher Columbus.
Hiking is considered a fun and healthy was to pass the time.
The park was located by a group of teens.
Children huddled beside a roaring fire.
1- Passive, hiking is not performing "considering"
2- Passive, park was not doing the "locating"
3- Active, children are "huddling"
Fix the problem modifiers in the following sentences:
Before we go to Grandma's, the oven needs to be turned off.
Frodo travelled with Sam while he was fighting the influence of the Ring.
The music teacher told us to count the beats of the song strictly.
Before we go to Grandma's, I need to turn the oven off.
While he was fighting the influence of the Ring, Frodo travelled with Sam.
The music teacher told us to count the beats of the song as strictly as we could.
How old is the first delinquent burial, and name at least two reasons it was considered "delinquent"
anything around 29,000 years, and options: 3 individuals interred together, face down, stakes through remains