Agenda SLO Post Test Voice Lesson: Syntax #4 (if time) Discuss Outliers Chaps. 8,9, and Epilogue

Reminders SGM Post Test - today Outliers – You should be done with the book! Chapters 8,9, and Epilogue will be on the Unit Test Upcoming: Film Projects Due, Thursday, 12/13 Success Unit Test, Friday, 12/14

Voice Lesson: Syntax #4

Read and Think: When I had waited a long time, very patiently, without hearing him lie down, I resolved to open a little – a very, very little crevice in the lantern. So I opened it – you cannot imagine how stealthily, stealthily – until, at length, a single dim ray, like the thread of a spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye. -- Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings Analyze the syntax in the passage. Claim: Poe’s use of syntax…(what does it do? What is the effect?) Consider the following hints to guide your response: Use of phrases Use of dashes *Your response should use C-E-I format.

Responses Poe’s use of syntax creates suspense. By interrupting the flow of the sentence with phrases such as, “very patiently…without hearing him lie down…a very, very little” he slows down the movement of the sentence and increases the tension. The reader has to wait for the action to unfold as slowly as the action itself. Poe uses dashes in two of the sentences which can mark a sudden change of thought or a parenthetical remark that is emphasized. The dashes he uses set off a direct address to the reader and slow down the sentence, creating apprehension for the reader. The parenthetical address to the reader increases the tension of the sentence and involves the reader directly in the action by forcing the reader to wait for the slow, secretive actions revealed by the sentence. The syntax in Poe’s sentences not only heightens the tension, but creates a dark, suspenseful mood.

Responses Poe’s use of syntax creates suspense. By interrupting the flow of the sentence with phrases such as, “very patiently…without hearing him lie down…a very, very little” he slows down the movement of the sentence and increases the tension. The reader has to wait for the action to unfold as slowly as the action itself. Poe uses dashes in two of the sentences which can mark a sudden change of thought or a parenthetical remark that is emphasized. The dashes he uses set off a direct address to the reader and slow down the sentence, creating apprehension for the reader. The parenthetical address to the reader increases the tension of the sentence and involves the reader directly in the action by forcing the reader to wait for the slow, secretive actions revealed by the sentence. The syntax in Poe’s sentences not only heightens the tension, but creates a dark, suspenseful mood.

Outliers: Chapters 8, 9, Epilogue According to Gladwell, what is the reason that Asians excel at mathematics? Discuss the cultural and educational differences that he points to as explanation. Chapter 9 What connections can you make between this chapter and Waiting for Superman? Epilogue Explain how Gladwell himself is an Outlier. Use his definition/criteria of what an Outlier is as your basis.

Outliers, Pulling it All Together What did you find most surprising, humorous or thought- provoking in Gladwell's book? Any "ah-ha!" moments? Any-thing strike you as dubious? Have you come away thinking differently than before? What, if anything, do you feel you've learned? Gladwell gives differing definitions of intelligence. Yet his definition of success is singular—"worldly" success in terms of wealth, power, and fame. Are there also differing definitions of success that Gladwell doesn't consider? If so, what are they, and what does it take to achieve those versions of success?

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