Major assessment for the Essay unit. Dates and criteria

Hello 12s,

Here you will find the major essay criteria and due date. We will use each class between now and then to prepare you for this test weight in-class essay.

Outline and plan (purpose/audience/diction/forms/devices)Due: Nov. 3  (homework check in class)
In-class essay: Nov. 7th.
This gives us (including today, 4 classes and one weekend to prepare before your essays are due)

• You are writing on the following prompt: 'Some people's problems are other people's opportunities.'(You are encouraged to spend time imagining how you might creatively deal with this prompt. We will have time to discuss in class. Come with your questions.)

    On the top of the essay you must list: 

2 Forms:

Purpose:

Diction/s:

Audience:

Device/s:

•   forms and novel methods(devices) you intend to use as per handouts/essays we've read/in-class notes/discussion. 
• Again, the essay shall be inclusive of 2 forms. You'll declare and blend a combination of narrative/descriptive/comparison/persuasive/argumentative/expository. Choose 2 and employ/combine them.
• You may bring an outline to the write but it may have no sentences on it. Rather this ought to be a skeletal map of the shape of your ideas.
•  You will be assessed equally on form and sophistication/effectiveness of content(meeting your declared purpose for your declared audience). So I'll look at both how and what you are saying. 
•   Be aware of your perspective/diction/form/ rhetorical devices (see examples below) as they all fit together to achieve your purpose.
• The essay will be marked according to the above and based on the Synthesis rubric found on the provincial exam website. The closest I can get you is this Rubric link scroll to page 11 please. Where you read 'text' insert 'rhetorical devices/forms'

   Below is a short list of some elements you may choose to employ:

Some 'novel methods' we have been reviewing:

Forms:  expository, comparison, argument, persuasion or,narrative, descriptive

Rhetorical devices:  Analogy, jargon, aside, editorial, rhetorical question, appeal to authority, logos, ethos, pathos

Literary devices: metaphor, simile, irony, (single or sustained), imagery repetition, allusion, onomatopoeia (and more)First person, objective/3rd person, second person,

Levels of diction:  See hand out. Ensure you use academic diction for part of it even if you employ another level too.

Please do not write a paper with your tutor and spend a weekend memorizing it. That is not helpful preparation for your life as a thinker/writer. 

Rather,  explore possible ideas and map out how you could fulfill the above criteria to meet your purpose. Be curious and creative and try to have a good time with it. If you are enjoying it, likely your reader will too. If you are bored, your reader will be bored. Have a playful attitude if you can.

I look forward to answering you questions and seeing what you've dreamed up over the weekend.

Cheers,

Ms. S

Suitcase Lady assignment

Hi all,

Unfortunately, this blog post got lost and so you are allowed to have an extension if you would like. Respond to the following and submit not later than Oct. 26th.

Suitcase Lady

1.      What does the opening description achieve?

2.     What do the many quotations do for the description?

3.     Discuss the irony of the ending.

4.     “With her words she spins herself a cocoon” states McLaren in Paragraph 8. How appropriate is this metaphor?

Thanks,

Ms. S

How to prep. for tomorrow's in-class quiz weight paragraph questions. . .

Hi 12s,

Last class you worked in teams identifying rhetorical/stylistic/literary devices as they occurred in the four essays we have looked at so far. You posted your findings for the whole group and took your own photo-notes.

Prior to next class you can prepare by doing the following:

1. Review the terminology notes in the links posted below as well as your own class notes (mentioned above).
2. Ask yourself, "What is the effect of this device as it is used here? How does it help meet the aims of this essay/author?" 
3. Review your How Best to Use Quotations notes, refer back to your own writing. Are you setting up for and embedding yours? Bring any questions you have to next class.
4. Review formatting for paragraph responses:T.A.G, P.E.E.c, and literary present tense.

Thanks everyone.

Ms. S

Links on stylistics/rhetorical devices

Hi 12s,

Friday we reviewed your mapping of the essays we have been reading. Note: the goal here is to identify tools/styles/ methods that writers are using. Once we do that, we can clarify the utility of said tools so that we might use them ourselves when we choose.

You have begun to identify rhetorical/stylistic devices within works and to gain insight into their uses. To help you with this task I am adding links below that I've sourced (there are many more out there.)

There is a nice set of notes in pdf form with thanks to Ms. Christensen:

This has been a beautiful weekend; I hope you have filled it with purpose and feeling.
Warmly,
Ms.S

Persuasive Strategies and Rhetorical Devices

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American Studies: Literature. Ms. Christensen. Persuasive Strategies and Rhetorical Devices. There are three types of persuasive strategies; a good argument ...

Stylistic devices This is a shorter list but has helpful discussion.

Homework for Friday Oct. 13

Hello 12s,

Today you got your 'Dishes' questions back as well as some advice for improvement (board notes)

You reviewed/brainstormed 'Girl's Story' questions and we discussed.

Homework due Friday Oct. 13:

• Review and map the format of each of the 3 essays  we have read. (Do not give a synopsis)
• How does the format serve the essay's purpose?
• Read the handout on How best to use quotations.

By way of comparison consider how we use a list  for groceries rather than a novel.  Or, consider the effect/purpose  of the' T.A.G  P.E.E.C ' format. When and why do we use this as opposed to some other essay format?

This is a homework weight assignment but is a pivotal element for this unit of study.

I am available to answer questions re: the homework Thursday Oct. 12.

Ms. S

A reading for Oct. 11

Hi 12s,

Please read 'Why We Crave Horror'   by Stephen King. for Oct. 11/17.

Have a terrific long weekend all. May we all be Thankful! : )

Ms. S

ALERT TO DATE CHANGE:Lunch Tutorial and Rewrites (by invitation only)

Hello 12s, Please note change below!

Today you submitted your homework questions.
Next,we reviewed the stylistic choices and effectiveness of the author of this essay.

Having read your in- class essays on Grit and Growth Mindset,  I shared with you some important notes for improvement. If you missed this class please get these notes from a classmate.

Important info for this week:

• There will be an optional tutorial on essay/paragraph construction at lunch tomorrow (2F6) Tuesday Oct. 3/17. 
• If you cannot or choose not to attend, please review notes/links on 'Class notes' tab on blog.
• If you were invited to do a rewrite you must attend at lunch FRIDAY Oct. 6/17 (2F6) to get a mark.
• If you received below 72% on the first write you are welcome but not required to attend the aforementioned rewrite.
• I will take the higher of the two marks.
• You may not rewrite if your mark was higher than 71%.

YOUR COUNSELLOR IS COMING DURING FRIDAY'S CLASS TO SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH YOU REGARDING UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE THERE.

Thanks,

Ms. S