Vocabulary
Nostalgic
Reflecting on the past
What is a central idea?
The main topic of the story
What device is in use?
Your eyes are an ocean I would gladly drown in.
Metaphor
How an author creates tone
Word choice
my friend said you gunna give me something
My friend said that you were going to give me something
What is "the sword" in the phrase:
"The pen is mightier than the sword"
Violence
Something that supports a central idea
Key detail
Create a phrase the uses alliteration
Sally Sold Sea Shells by the Sea Shore (just an example)
What are the "Tone" words in the following excerpt (4):
The kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: A slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil.
Littered, appalling, slimy, pleaded
That's not exactly there fault, it was a accident
That's not exactly their fault, it was an accident
Parallelism
Repetition of a sentence structure
What's the central idea?
It’s well known that people can become addicted to drugs, such as alcohol, narcotics and the nicotine in cigarettes. What’s not so well known: “People can be addicted to behaviors,” says James Roberts.
Behaviors can be addictive in addition to drugs and alcohol.
Why would an author utilize repetition
To emphasize something
What's the tone?
"I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up."
Frightened
There theory says that there should be something right here, but there obviously wrong.
Their theory says that there should be something right here, but they're obviously wrong.
Elaborate (verb)
To add more detail or depth
What's the difference between a central idea and a theme?
Central Idea: Topic
Theme: What the author is saying about the topic
What device is in use:
"We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing strip. We shall fight and never surrender."
Anaphora
What is the tone of the excerpt:
The kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: A slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil.
Disgusted (or adjacent phrase)
Carls bike is stolen, but he refuses to except that as final.
Carl's bike was stolen, but he refuses to accept that as final.
Rhetoric
The art of language and manipulation
Locate the central idea and a key detail:
Some cell phone users show the same symptoms that a drug addict might have, Roberts explains. Certain people use smartphones to lift their moods. And it may take more and more time on those phones to provide the same level of enjoyment.
CI: Cell phones can be addictive
KD: People use smartphones to lift their moods
Why might an author refer to a group of people as "friends" or "family" even if they don't know the group?
To create a sense of unity
What words could create a miserable tone?
The _____ sun _____ down on us while we _____ our lunch.
Blazing, glared, scarfed
What's the difference between affect and effect?
Affect- Action (something being done)
Effect- End result (consequence/impact)