Group Read: Foreword Materials
Read all of the attached Foreword materials (A Few Words About This Book, Deborah’s Voice, Prologue) as a class. After reading, complete the Style Analysis Graphic Organizer below.
Style Analysis Chart
Style Element
Cite Example
Cite 2 examples of each style element from today’s reading
Guiding Questions
Read the provided questions and type your answers in complete sentences where the box says ‘answer’
Diction: an author’s choice of words
Example 1: ´´There ´s photo on
My wall of waman l´s left corner torn and patched together with tape.´´(page 1)
Example 2:MPF Triggering a chain reaction of protein Activations´´(page 2) (scientific
Diction)
Is Skloot’s word choice formal or informal? Is it easy to understand what she is trying to say?
Skloot´s word choice, or diction, is revelaty informal. l believe it is informal because she frecuentes contracraction like
´´there´´´s´or´has´tand she does not use language that is difficult to understand sometimes she uses complicated word choices when she's talking about scientific info. bot overall, she is very
straightforward.
Imagery: the use of vivid descriptions to appeal to the reader’s senses
Example 1: ´´she looks straight
Into the camera and smiles,
Hands on hips, dress suit neatly
Pressed, lips painted depp red´´(page1)
Example 2:
What can you clearly imagine or visualize? Why do you think Skloot chose to describe these things so vividly?
Ican clearly image or visualize Henrietta's family .can i can do
This is because Skloot very much describes the family in so much detail because she wants to show that Henrritta was a person and dah a family, rather than just viewing her as cells.
Details: the specific facts the author choose to include or omit
Example 1:
Example 2: because there is no record of the exact moment they started.
What does the author write about the most? Does she talk about people, statistics, biology, personal experiences, etc.? Why do you think she chose to focus on these details?
many years, there are times when, for the sake of clarity, describe scientific discoveries sequentially,
Language: the entire body of words in a piece of text. The language used in a text helps shape it as a whole.
Example 1:
Example 2:
Does Skloot use a lot of figurative language (similes, metaphors, etc.)? Or not so much? If she does use figurative language, does it help the reader understand the concepts she’s writing about more easily?
Syntax: the way sentences are structured and the way they are crafted.
Example 1:
Example 2:
Does Skloot utilize long, complicated sentences? Short, choppy sentences? A mix of both?
Tone: the author’s attitude towards the subject
Example 1:
Example 2:
What is the subject, and does the author appear to feel positively, negatively, or neutral about the subject?
Answers: 3
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English, 21.06.2019 21:30, coreybro
Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 1. marullus. wherefore rejoice? what conquest brings he home? what tributaries follow him to rome to grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels? you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless35 things! o, you hard hearts, you cruel men of rome, knew you not pompey? many a time and oft have you climbed up to walls and battlements, to towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, your infants in your arms, and there have sat40 the livelong day, with patient expectation, to see great pompey pass the streets of rome. which summary of the passage is the best? marullus asks a lot of questions, such as, “why celebrate? what has caesar done? who is following him to rome? don’t you remember pompey? ” then he says that everyone is cruel because they do not remember pompey. they forget how they praised him and would climb to the highest places, carrying their children, just to catch a glimpse of him. marullus regrets that the people are celebrating caesar and is insulted that they forgot how they used to praise pompey. marullus thinks that the people should celebrate caesar the way they used to celebrate pompey, and that they should be in awe of caesar’s greatness. marullus remembers how the people climbed walls, battlements, towers, windows, and even chimney tops to see the great pompey.
Answers: 1
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English, 22.06.2019 03:00, Lamr
In about two hundred words, explain how the author's use of folktales and symbolism add meaning to the story and convey the central theme of the novel: the disintegration of the traditional igbo society as a result of its contact with european practices and beliefs.
Answers: 3
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Group Read: Foreword Materials
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