We finished up analyzing the paragraphs for Emerson's "Education" and identified topic sentences that would cover the diction and purpose.
In groups of 3, you then composed a thesis statement for the following prompt: "How does Emerson utilize diction to reflect his purpose?" In each group, each person selected one form of diction listed in the team thesis to compose a body paragraph. A strong body paragraph would include multiple examples of evidence that would reflect different paragraphs.
If absent, you should create a body paragraph for tomorrow's class. Choose one form of diction and write the paragraph. Here is a link to the entire essay; we read only nine paragraphs, which I will remind you of after the link. http://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/emerson/essays/education.html
Our section began with the paragraph "I believe that our own experience instructs us that the Secret of Education..." and ends with the paragraph "Nature provided for the communication of thought..."
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