Critical Thinking Reminder – Put your phones away Today you’ll write down your answer and bring it up to show me. You do not need to turn it in, as it will be a single word. You’ll have 2 minutes on this one. No Talking! This is the sort of problem I see daily.

Today’s Objectives I can write an accurate, objective summary of a text. I can analyze the effect diction has on a sentence.

Quick Vocabulary Quiz 1. Open to Socrative 2. Login to Bauer2016 3. Type your first name and last name 4. You have exactly five minutes to complete the quiz.

Journal Assignment from Wednesday DUE TUESDAY - Write a one page journal (about 150-200 words) as if you were having a discussion with Malcolm Gladwell about the main argument of his book. Explain to him why you agree or disagree with him. One catch – you must use at least five of this week’s vocabulary words and you may only use the verbs be, being, been, is, am, are, was, were, have, has, or had two times.

Today’s Objectives I can analyze the effect diction has on a sentence.

Adele – Someone Like You 301 Total Award Nomination 143 Awards Won - including 15 Grammy Awards and 18 Billboard Music Awards Song of the Year Record of the Year and Album of the Year for 21 and 25 Best Original Song Her album 21 spent 24 straight weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 She had three songs off her 21 album reach #1 including Someone Like You

Someone Like You lyrics Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you too Don't forget me, I beg I'll remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead" I heard that you're settled down That you found a girl and you're married now. I heard that your dreams came true. Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you. Nothing compares No worries or cares Regrets and mistakes They are memories made. Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste? You know how the time flies Only yesterday was the time of our lives We were born and raised In a summer haze Bound by the surprise of our glory days Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you Don't forget me, I beg I'll remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead". Old friend, why are you so shy? Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light. I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it. I'd hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded That for me it isn't over. I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it. I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded That for me it isn't over. Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you too Don't forget me, I beg I'll remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead." Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you two  Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah

What emotions does she feel?

Today’s Objectives I can analyze the effect diction has on a sentence.

Voice Lessons - Diction Consider: Art is the antidote that can call us back from the edge of numbness, restoring the ability to feel for another. - Barbara Kingsolver High Tide in Tucson Discuss: By using the word antidote, what does the author imply about the inability to feel for another? If we changed the word antidote to gift, what effect would it have on the meaning of the sentence? Apply: Brainstorm with the class and develop a list of medical terms; then write a sentence using a medical term to characterize art. Then explain the effect this term has on the meaning of the sentence.

Voice Lessons - Diction Consider: As I watched, the sun broke weakly through, brightened the rich red of the fawns, and kindled their white spots. - E.B. White, “Twins,” Poems and Sketches of E.B. White Discuss: What kind of flame does kindled imply? How does this verb suit the purpose of the sentence? Would the sentence be strengthened or weakened by changing the sun broke weakly through to the sun burst through? Explain the effect this change would have on the use of the verb kindled. Apply: Brainstorm with the class, a small group, a partner, or on your own a list of action verbs that describe the effects of sunlight. Model a sentence after E.B. White’s that comments on a different type of sunlight – use diction that would have a strong impact pertaining to the type of sunlight you want your reader to “feel.”

Major Premises in this Class Diction – Words Matter. Good writers are very thoughtful when choosing words. This will play an important role in our understanding of how a text works. Knowing that words are chosen carefully will help us to understand that writers leave us clues about when a text was written, who it was written for, with what purpose, and under what circumstance.

Threshold Concepts and Stasis To fully reach your potential in this class and in life, it’s important that you understand a few things. The sooner you buy into these ideas, the sooner you will begin to see success. Most of these idea will require you to cross a threshold you may not have ever known existed. Let’s begin with what I mean by a threshold concept.

Ever want to be a photographer?

Guess what happened?

Threshold Concept If I want to take better photos, I need to surpass a threshold. I learn about “visualization” and realize that photography isn’t just about recognizing and capturing beauty, it is about visualizing a work of art I want to create even before I determine the condition to create it.

Major Premises in this Class Diction – Words Matter. Good writers are very thoughtful when choosing words. All nonfiction texts are part of a broader conversation.

There will be many threshold moments in this class There will be many threshold moments in this class. Consider our 2 rules so far. Diction – Words Matter. Good writers are very thoughtful when choosing words. All nonfiction texts are part of a broader conversation. Fiction How to Read Literature Like a Professor? There is really only one text. Authors use words to create images or tell a story in a memorable way. The diction creates the ideas imagined by the author. Nonfiction All nonfiction texts are simply part of a broader conversation that has already begun. Authors use words to impact their readers. They choose their words to persuade, to argue, to influence their audience.

Let’s explore this idea as we continue to practice summarizing. We practice summarizing because it’s critical that we understand what a text says before we can begin to look beneath the surface at these clues into how a text works. Read Mayor Winnecke’s “Giving Thanks for Evansville’s Many Blessings” text. Write a summary using the skills we’ve worked on so far.

A Checklist for Evaluating Summaries "Good summaries must be fair, balanced, accurate, and complete. This checklist of questions will help you evaluate drafts of a summary.- Is the summary economical and precise? Is the summary neutral in its representation of the original author's ideas, omitting the writer's own opinions? Does the summary reflect the proportionate coverage given various points in the original text? Are the original author's ideas expressed in the summary writer's own words? Does the summary use attributive tags (such as 'Weston argues') to remind readers whose ideas are being presented? Does the summary quote sparingly (usually only key ideas or phrases that cannot be said precisely except in the original author's own words)? Will the summary stand alone as a unified and coherent piece of writing? Is the original source cited so that readers can locate it?“ Do you: Indicate the main ideas of the text.  Use direct quotations of key words, phrases, or sentences. Include author tags – could stand alone as its own text.  Avoid summarizing specific examples or data unless they help illustrate the thesis or main idea of the text. Report the main ideas as objectively as possible. . . Do not include your reactions; save them for your response.

Summarizing – What does the text say? Read Mayor Winnecke’s “Giving Thanks for Evansville’s Many Blessings” text. Write a summary using the skills we’ve worked on so far. Meet with your 4 o’clock appointment. You will have 8 minutes to closely examine one partner’s summary, then you will switch and have another 8 minutes to examine the other partner’s summary. Use the checklist for evaluating summaries we used yesterday to help you. Move through the checklist one item at a time. Be extremely critical, but in a constructive way.

Individual Check – Summary Now that you’ve tried summarizing on your own and you’ve received additional feedback from your peers, let’s try to write a really well constructed summary on your own. Remember everything you’ve learned so far and all of the feedback you’ve received the last two classes. Try to make this as close to the “perfect” summary as possible. The task: Read Jon Webb’s “E is for ‘everyone pay attention’,” which is a response to Mayor Winnecke’s “Giving Thanks for Evansville’s Many Blessings.” Then write a summary.

Homework Complete the Voices Lesson if not completed. DUE TUESDAY - Write a one page journal (about 150-200 words) as if you were having a discussion with Malcolm Gladwell about the main argument of his book. Explain to him why you agree or disagree with him. One catch – you must use at least five of this week’s vocabulary words and you may only use the verbs be, being, been, is, am, are, was, were, have, has, or had two times. By Thursday, read Chapters 5 and 6 of The Shallows and write a summary for each chapter.

Discussion: The Shallows Summaries What problems are you coming across? How do you determine the main idea when there seems to be multiple ideas? Where can you look for hints about the main ideas? What are some of the qualities of a well-structured argument?