Terms/Glossary
Define the word Code switch
The move between a variety of language in a single utterance.
Example: I went to the party last night and mi nuh get nuh food.
Dawn is a fisherman
Dawn is a fisherman, his harpoon of light
poised for a throw-so swiftly morning comes. The darkness squats upon the sleeping land like a flung cast-net, and the black shape of boats lie hunched like nesting turtles on the flat calm of the sea.
Question: What is the main idea in the extract?
Dawn in its different aspects quickly quickly gives way to morning
List the elements of communication
Sender/encoder, medium, channel, receiver, feedback
What are the different types of discourse?
Expository, Argumentative, Narrative, Descriptive and Persuasive
List the 5 language features
1) Human/verbal: Only humans have the capacity for language.
2) Symbolic: The words we speak represent a concept to us because if verbal symbols
3) Systematic: It is rule-governed and follows observable patterns.
4) Non- Instinctive: Naturally acquired
5) Dynamic/Maturational: New vocabularies are always being developed
Colloquial Aphesis
The gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word.
example: Spector for Inspector or ductor for conductor
Dawn is a fisherman
Dawn is a fisherman, his harpoon of light
poised for a throw-so swiftly morning comes. The darkness squats upon the sleeping land like a flung cast-net, and the black shape of boats lie hunched like nesting turtles on the flat calm of the sea.
Question: Which literary device is used in as it relates to the darkness?
Personification
Example: The Darkness Squats
List 5 barriers to communication
Language, Cultural, Environmental, personal, External, Channel/medium, Internal
List 4 organizational features used in Narrative discourse
Flashback, Foreshadowing, Flash-Forward and Time sequence
Time sequence: Using chronological order in a story to allow the audience or reader to understand the relationship between causes and effects of events.
Creole does not use a helping verb to show change in person, whilst standard english does this.
Switch these lines to creole
I am eating
They are eating.
Mi eatin/Mi a eat
Dem a eat/dem eatin
Communicative behavior
Any non-verbal expression, nuance or action that communicates ones perspective, emotion or beliefs.
Dawn is a fisherman
Dawn is a fisherman, his harpoon of light
poised for a throw-so swiftly morning comes. The darkness squats upon the sleeping land like a flung cast-net, and the black shape of boats lie hunched like nesting turtles on the flat calm of the sea.
Question: How many literary devices are used in the poem and name them
List 4 types of communication and define one
Intrapersonal: Communication within self.
eg: Thinking, day dreaming, hunger, pain, and pleasure
Interpersonal: Communication between 2 or more people. eg Conversation and interviews.
Small Group: 3 to 20 individuals. eg Family, work group, business group
Organizational:
Intercultural: Information shared between members of different cultures.
Public/Academic: Communication in a public or academic setting.
Mass Communication: Information divulged to a large scale of people
List 4 organizational strategies seen in Expository, Argumentative and persuasive discourse and define any 2 of them.
1)Cause and effect: The author presents information to explain the reason something happens. (Action leading to consequences)
2) Compare and contrast
3) Counter-Argument: Making an allowance for the opposite perspective, then rejecting the it.
4) Definitions:
5) Evidence: Facts and data to prove or disprove.
6) Illustrations and examples:
7) List
8) Problem and Solution: Outlines a problem then a solution for it
Digital identifier
Any digital representation. Icon Picture or symbol
Dawn is a fisherman
Dawn is a fisherman, his harpoon of light
poised for a throw-so swiftly morning comes. The darkness squats upon the sleeping land like a flung cast-net, and the black shape of boats lie hunched like nesting turtles on the flat calm of the sea.
Question: List 6 types of imagery and name the one this poem appeals to mostly
Tactile, Gustatory, Auditory, Olfactory, Visual
This poem appeals mostly to visual imagery
When evaluating information what is a primary and secondary source?
Primary source provides original data or facts on a topic.
Secondary source: This is an interpretation or analysis of an original document.
List 7 Language techniques/Figurative language/ Literary device
Allusion: indirect or direct reference.
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words. eg The bad cad was a sad lad.
Alliteration: Same consonant sound at the beginning of neighboring words.
Euphemism:
Hyperbole:
Irony:
litotes: A form of understatement used for emphasis. stating the negative to highlight the positive. eg. You are not bad looking.
Paradox: Self contradictory statement that conveys a truth.
Oxymoron: Honest lies, serious joke, painfully sweet
Onomatopoeia:
Pathetic Fallacy: When Nature is given human feelings or emotions. The melancholy weather dampened the atmosphere.
Pun:
Sarcasm:
Satire:
Synecdoche: When a part is substituted for a whole or a whole is substituted for a part.
example: He got some cool new wheels.
Jamaica got 6 new gold medals.
What is Metathesis?
Transportation of sounds or letters in words.
instead of saying film you say FLIM.
Ask-AKs
Crispy-Cripsy
Dawn is a fisherman
Dawn is a fisherman, his harpoon of light
poised for a throw-so swiftly morning comes. The darkness squats upon the sleeping land like a flung cast-net, and the black shape of boats lie hunched like nesting turtles on the flat calm of the sea.
Dawn is a fisherman highlights which literary device?
Metaphor
List 5 factors that we use to evaluate if information is reliable.
1) Author: is the he/she an expert in the field?
2) Professional standards. (Is the author from a certain profession?)
3) Publisher. Is the publisher reputable?
4) Organization or institution. The organization or institution must also be reputable and credible.
5) Research method. Does the method chosen generate accurate data.
List the definitions of logos pathos and ethos and give an example of all 3
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