What steps do you take to fully integrate quotations &/or supporting details in your writing?
Let’s define the following word: Explicate
Let’s dismantle this word: Expli = Explain (to make sense of a subject with multiple parts) ate = to act on Thus, Explicate: to actively interpret the deeper meaning of a subject with multiple parts.
“EXPLICATION” format is… CONTEXT. - Begins w/ a topic sentence. - The who, what, where, & when of the quote to come... “QUOTE” (#). - Properly formatted (MLA). ANALYSIS. - The why of the quote. - Strive for “language level” analysis; and remember 1:2 (quote: analysis) ratio! - Connect to your thesis.
Class List of Assumed TERMS for STYLE DICTION: Connotation vs. denotation Imagery – a vague term for language that evokes sense-impressions (sight, sound, etc.) Rhetorical strategies: Repetition Antithesis Rhetorical questions Rhetoric – the deliberate exploitation of eloquence for the most persuasive effect
Class List of Assumed Literary Devices Symbolism Metaphor and Simile (using like or as) Personification Irony – a subtly humorous perception of inconsistency Metonymy – replaces the name of one thing with the name of something closely associated with it (i.e. “the bottle”) Synecdoche – something is referred to indirectly by naming only some part of it (i.e. “hands” for laborers)
So, remember ‘EXPLICATION’ format… CONTEXT. - Begins w/ a topic sentence. - The who, what, where, & when of the quote to come... “QUOTE” (#). - Properly formatted (MLA). ANALYSIS. - The why of the quote. - Strive for “language level” analysis; and remember 1:2 (quote: analysis) ratio! - Connect to your thesis.
So, remember ‘EXPLICATION’ format… CONTEXT. - Begins w/ a topic sentence. - The who, what, where, & when of the quote to come... “QUOTE” (#). - Properly formatted (MLA). ANALYSIS. - The why of the quote. - Strive for “language level” analysis; and remember 1:2 (quote: analysis) ratio! - Connect to your thesis.
So, remember ‘EXPLICATION’ format… CONTEXT. - Begins w/ a topic sentence. - The who, what, where, & when of the quote to come... “QUOTE” (#). - Properly formatted (MLA). ANALYSIS. - The why of the quote. - Strive for “language level” analysis; and remember 1:2 (quote: analysis) ratio! - Connect to your thesis.
So, remember ‘EXPLICATION’ format… CONTEXT. - Begins w/ a topic sentence. - The who, what, where, & when of the quote to come... “QUOTE” (#). - Properly formatted (MLA). ANALYSIS. - The why of the quote. - Strive for “language level” analysis; and remember 1:2 (quote: analysis) ratio! - Connect to your thesis.