February 6-10February 6-10

Analysis EssaysAnalysis Essays

Monday, February 6Monday, February 6

WordWord Analysis promptAnalysis prompt DIDLSDIDLS

Word of the Day (19)Word of the Day (19)

EnervateEnervate (v.) To drain some (v.) To drain some physical or emotional strengthphysical or emotional strength

IN-er-vateIN-er-vate Homework can be very useful, but Homework can be very useful, but

it generally serves only to it generally serves only to enervateenervate the diligent students the diligent students who bother to do it.who bother to do it.

Analysis Essay Analysis Essay (prewrite)(prewrite) Read/mark the passage (5-6 Read/mark the passage (5-6

minutes)minutes)– Use DIDLS as a guideUse DIDLS as a guide– Look for tone and purposeLook for tone and purpose– Passage could be narrative, Passage could be narrative,

expository, or persuasiveexpository, or persuasive Outline your thoughts (2-3 minutes)Outline your thoughts (2-3 minutes)

– Don’t just list rhetorical termsDon’t just list rhetorical terms– Explain what they are doingExplain what they are doing

Analysis essay (draft)Analysis essay (draft)

Drafting should take 25-30 minutesDrafting should take 25-30 minutes Analyze the (rhetorical) strategies Analyze the (rhetorical) strategies

that (the author) uses to (achieve a that (the author) uses to (achieve a purpose)purpose)

Cite author and passage in introCite author and passage in intro Don’t list rhetorical strategies; Don’t list rhetorical strategies;

discussdiscuss author’s technique author’s technique

DIDLSDIDLS

DICTION- word choiceDICTION- word choice IMAGERY- sensory detailsIMAGERY- sensory details DETAILS- what info is presentedDETAILS- what info is presented LANGUAGE- description of LANGUAGE- description of

passagepassage SYNTAX- sentence structureSYNTAX- sentence structure

PromptPrompt

In the following passage from In the following passage from The The Great InfluenzaGreat Influenza, an account of the , an account of the 1918 flu epidemic, author John M. 1918 flu epidemic, author John M. Barry writes about scientists and Barry writes about scientists and their research. Read the passage their research. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written carefully. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how Barry uses essay, analyze how Barry uses rhetorical strategies to characterize rhetorical strategies to characterize scientific research.scientific research.

Tuesday, February 7Tuesday, February 7

WordWord Sample essaysSample essays Analysis promptAnalysis prompt

Word of the Day (20)Word of the Day (20)

EvanescentEvanescent (adj.) fleeting; (adj.) fleeting; temporary temporary

ev-uh-NES-sentev-uh-NES-sent Many celebrities such as MC Many celebrities such as MC

Hammer enjoy a sudden rise in Hammer enjoy a sudden rise in fame, but they are left poor and fame, but they are left poor and forgotten when their forgotten when their evanescentevanescent popularity fades.popularity fades.

Sample Essay 2ASample Essay 2A

IntroductionIntroduction– Mention author/passageMention author/passage– Begin broadlyBegin broadly– THESIS statement?THESIS statement?

Sample Essay 2ASample Essay 2A

Body paragraphsBody paragraphs– SPECIFICSPECIFIC– Thorough explanationThorough explanation– Embedded quotationsEmbedded quotations– Refers back to the thesis Refers back to the thesis

(uncertainty)(uncertainty)

Sample Essay 2ASample Essay 2A

ConclusionConclusion– A little longA little long– Does not begin with “In conclusion” Does not begin with “In conclusion”

or “All in all”or “All in all”– Refers back to his thesis without Refers back to his thesis without

repeating the introrepeating the intro

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson promptprompt Write a thesis statementWrite a thesis statement

– How does Johnson “craft his denial How does Johnson “craft his denial of the woman’s request? of the woman’s request?

Write an introduction (including Write an introduction (including the thesis statement)the thesis statement)

Write a body paragraphWrite a body paragraph

Wednesday, February Wednesday, February 88 WordWord Samuel Johnson promptSamuel Johnson prompt Practice paragraphsPractice paragraphs *4.0 luncheon (afternoon)*4.0 luncheon (afternoon)

Word of the Day (21)Word of the Day (21)

albeitalbeit (conj.) although, even if (conj.) although, even if this word is used to introduce a this word is used to introduce a

statement that modifies or statement that modifies or qualifies a previous statementqualifies a previous statement

all-BEE-itall-BEE-it Teaching is a very difficult, albeit Teaching is a very difficult, albeit

rewarding job.rewarding job.

Word of the Day (part Word of the Day (part 2)2) AlbetheyAlbethey (conj.) plural of albeit (conj.) plural of albeit I have lots of reasons, albethey I have lots of reasons, albethey

silly ones, to quit my job and silly ones, to quit my job and move to Mexico.move to Mexico.

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson promptprompt Write a thesis statementWrite a thesis statement

– How does Johnson “craft his denial How does Johnson “craft his denial of the woman’s request? of the woman’s request?

Write an introduction (including Write an introduction (including the thesis statement)the thesis statement)

Write a body paragraphWrite a body paragraph USE SPECIFIC DETAILS!!USE SPECIFIC DETAILS!!

Embedding quotationsEmbedding quotations

BAD:BAD:– ““I have seen your son this morning; I have seen your son this morning;

he seems a pretty youth.” This he seems a pretty youth.” This means Johnson did not really know means Johnson did not really know him.him.

GOOD:GOOD:– Though Johnson had “seen [her] son,” Though Johnson had “seen [her] son,”

it is clear that he did not know the it is clear that he did not know the boy very well, for he remarks only boy very well, for he remarks only that “he seems a pretty youth.”that “he seems a pretty youth.”

ChecklistChecklist

Broad introduction?Broad introduction? CLEAR thesis statement?CLEAR thesis statement? Thesis statement addresses the Thesis statement addresses the

prompt?prompt? Smooth transition into body?Smooth transition into body? Specific details?Specific details? Embedded quotations?Embedded quotations?

Reading projectReading project

30 days remaining30 days remaining You should allow yourself about You should allow yourself about

one week to do all of the written one week to do all of the written workwork

That means you should be That means you should be finished reading within three finished reading within three weeksweeks

Thursday, February 9Thursday, February 9

Analysis essayAnalysis essay ““Why Writers Write”Why Writers Write”

Friday, February 10Friday, February 10

WordWord Essays/rubricsEssays/rubrics Reading projectReading project

Word of the DayWord of the Day

LummoxLummox (n.) a clumsy, stupid (n.) a clumsy, stupid personperson

LUM-uksLUM-uks Its hard to believe that it took Kim Its hard to believe that it took Kim

Kardashian 72 days to get rid of Kardashian 72 days to get rid of that that lummoxlummox she married. she married.

Reading ProjectReading Project

28 days remaining28 days remaining Questions?Questions?