Agenda Finish Waiting for Superman (58 min to 1 hour) Discuss Vocab Kahoot Practice Unit 10

Reminders Rhetorical Anaylsis #2 – you will get this assignment today! Rough Draft due TOMORROW in class like last time. I will check it off and you will peer revise like last week. Friday, 12/7 You will turn in one of your Rhetorical Analysis writings. I will tell you which one that day in class. Both should be ready to submit. Vocab Unit 10 Full Quiz, tomorrow, 12/6

Voice Lesson: Syntax #3

Read and Think: But once I spread my fingers in the dirt and crouch over the Get on Your Mark, the dream goes and I am solid again and am telling myself, Squeaky you must win, you must win, you are the fastest thing in the world, you can even beat your father up Amsterdam if you really try. And then I feel my weight coming back just behind my knees then down to my feet then into the earth and the pistol shot explodes in my blood and I am off and weightless again, flying past the other runners, my arms pumping up and down and the whole world is quiet except for the crunch as I zoom over the gravel in the track. -- Toni Cade Bambara, Raymond’s Run (Creative Short Stories) Look at the first sentence in this passage. The sentence is made up of many short clauses in a row, each clause separated by a comma. Read the sentence aloud several times and think about it. A comma indicates a short pause…why do you think the author wrote the sentence this way instead of dividing it into separate sentences? In other words, how does the sentence structure emphasize the meaning of the sentence? Both of these sentences start with conjunctions (but, and). What is the purpose of a conjunction? Why do you think the author has chosen to start these sentences with a conjunction?

Responses The author uses short clauses joined by commas in order to imitate the experience of running. There’s a breathless quality to the sentence, as if the words themselves were running. The use of the series of short clauses increases tension, quickens the pace, and intensifies the feeling. It allows the reader to experience the run. Note also that the narrator switches from first person (I) to second person (you) within the sentence. This also intensifies the focus of the sentence. The narrator moves from sharing the experience to actual engagement in the experience. He moves from talking about what happens (“I spread my fingers in the dirt and crouch, I am solid again”) to being there (he tells himself: “you must win, you are the fastest thing in the world, you can even beat your father”)

Responses A conjunction is used to connect ideas. These conjunctions are coordinating conjunctions, used to connect ideas of equal weight, usually two or more parts of a sentence. Here they start each sentence. The effect of using conjunctions to start these sentences is to set the stage for each sentence that follows. The conjunction but in the first sentence indicates contrast. It tells the reader that everything in the sentences is in contrast to what has been said before. The and in the second sentence serves to connect the second sentence to the first, as part of the run. Just as the run is fluid and intense and fast, so is the sentence. Starting with a conjunction gives the sentence a breathless quality that reinforces the meaning of the passage.

Visual Text Analysis: Waiting for Superman Today, we will be viewing Waiting for Superman, and the goal is to analyze and evaluate the director, Davis Guggenheim’s argument throughout the documentary. OPTIC Analysis of Cover Art As you watch the documentary, keep track of the use of ethos/pathos/logos and how Guggenheim uses it.

O is for OVERVIEW: Conduct a brief overview of the main subject of the visual. Note what you see/observe. P is for PARTS: Scrutinize the parts of the visual. Note any elements or details that seem important. T is for TITLE: Read the title or caption of the visual (if present) Note any added information. I is for INTERRELATIONSHIPS: Use the words in the title/caption and the individual parts of the visual to determine connections and relationships within the graphic. Note these connections. C is for CONCLUSION Draw a conclusion about the meaning of the visual as a whole. Summarize the message in one or two sentences.