1. HINTS: None of the foreign words (Brahmin, Sharat, Kiran) are misspelled. ONE of the two sentences is a run-on because it contains two independent clauses with no FANBOYS word between them. 14A. The short story, The Castaway, takes place in india; it features a man named Sharat and his wife Kiran. [4 corrections] 14B. In hindu culture, lifestyle is determine by one’s social caste, the highest one is called the Brahmin caste. [3 corrections] 14A. The short story “The Castaway” takes place in India; it features a man named Sharat and his wife Kiran. 14B. In Hindu culture, lifestyle is determined by one’s social caste, and the highest one is called the Brahmin caste.

2. Group Procedures for Author’s Purpose Analysis 1- EXAMPLE: Use the analysis of McCain’s speech to fill in the first row of your group’s analysis sheet. 2- TOPIC ANALYSIS: *Choose one of these topics: Patriotism, USS Constitution, Nuclear Power. Then access the articles that go with this topic. (They are on Ms. Walters’s webpage for Honors II.) *Use one row per document, and analyze these on the CLEAN side of your group’s analysis page. *By the time you are finished, you should analyzed documents representing at least two of the three major writing purposes. You should have analyzed at least FOUR documents in all. 3- PICK THREE Analysis: *Choose three other documents that are NOT from your group’s topic. Analyze those using the three remaining blank rows on your paper.

3. Complete the GUM corrections and then use the choices to fill in blanks. 14C. Author’s use __________ (word choice) to create tone. And both of these work together to acheive the author’s purpose. [3] 14D. For example, if the author’s purpose is to pursuade legislaters to change a certain law, he might use especially ________ diction meant to create a serious tone. But, if the author’s purpose is to entertain, he might use __________ language to create a humerous tone. [4] 14C. Authors use diction (word choice) to create tone, and both of these work together to achieve the author’s purpose. 14D. For example, if the author’s purpose is to persuade legislators to change a certain law, he might use especially formal diction meant to create a serious tone. However, if the author’s purpose is to entertain, he might use colloquial language to create a humorous tone. bewildered colloquial diction formal antagonistic

4. 14E. Of the 3 basic writing purposes, the most likely to be associated with emotions is writing to _______ and to ________. Because it’s the least likely to use emotion, writing to _________ also involve less literary devices. This is because literary devices activate readers emotions by invoking word __________s and also by suggesting personal connections. [4] 14E. Of the three basic writing purposes, the most likely to be associated with emotions is writing to _______ and to ________. Because it’s the least likely to use emotion, writing to _________ also involves fewer literary devices. That is because literary devices activate readers’ emotions by invoking word _________ and also by suggesting personal connections. connotation entertain inform parallel persuade polysyndeton

5. 14F. Though literary devices can be difficult to detect and analyze in text that are mainly informative, some basic principals can help. First off, for an informative text, the simple purpose of many devices is to activate the readers prior knowledge, thus clarifying the main ideas in the document. 14F. Though literary devices can be difficult to detect and analyze in texts that are mainly informative, some basic principles can help. First off, for an informative text, the simple purpose of many devices is to activate reader’s prior knowledge, thus clarifying the main ideas in the document.

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