As part of Advanced Composition, we focus on diction via vocabulary improvement, grammar and mechanical rules, and writing styles. Today's class featured all of these elements.
1. Vocab Experts continued with 4 more words. We are nearing the end of our second vocabulary unit!
2: We reviewed nouns and identifying these entities in a sentence, then recapped capitalization rules, and finished with a flourish of possessive apostrophe rules.
3: We read "Words Left Unspoken" and discussed its thesis, imagery, voice, mood, and literary devices. This is an excellent example of how to describe a person through physical features, motions, and objective facts.
4: You received your extra credit assignment: a maximum of three 6-word book summaries due by Friday. Extra credit will amass based on creativity and effort of presentation. A maximum of 15 points can be earned per summary.
5: For tomorrow's class, you are to write 2 paragraphs. Select an inanimate object (no cell phones) that has meaning to you. Write 1 paragraph using objective details, and write 1 paragraph using subjective details. While you most likely will not write in this manner - separating objective and subjective descriptions - it will allow you to see the differing impact that will occur.
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