Monday August 28, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we finished looking at annotations. We then took notes on writing for tone and diction. 

HOMEWORK: Finish tone and diction writing for The Gettysburg Address.  (I have put the notes to write these below)

English 10: Today we started reading and annotating our first article, What Superheroes Teach Us About Power.

HOMEWORK: Vocab 



Tone and Diction notes:


Writing for Diction:

}Follow this format:

◦The author’s name

◦Plus an adjective (such as: sophisticated, varied, inventive, effective, carefully crafted, flashy)

◦Plus the term “diction”

◦Plus a strong verb (such as: demonstrates, creates, emphasizes, generates, fulfills)

◦Plus the function of the word choices (what those choices do for the piece)

◦Plus two examples

Writing For Tone:

}Same idea and format:

◦Author’s name

◦Plus an adjective (such as: informal, light, humorous, sarcastic, etc.)

◦Plus the term tone

◦Plus a strong verb

◦Plus the function

◦Plus two examples