Focus on the question and the three literary techniques you feel are most effective in preparing reader for Sammy's impulsive resignation.
If you were absent today, please get the four handouts from today's class
1. UVIC writers' guide
2. Synonyms for said
3. Sample A&P student essay
4. AP essay rubric
Tonight: Focus on gathering all of the evidence and writing a fabulous introduction that uses diction, assonance, dissonance, etc to startle and marvel the reader with your accurate, imaginative insight.
Tomorrow: Focus on "creating" the essay rather than on "writing" the essay. An essay is a piece of art. Write it artfully. Use the double dash, sentence variety, alliteration, simile, etc
Today's terms and vocab:
1. collude / collusion
2. pathetic fallacy, pathos, fallacious
3. metonymy
4. fable
5. use of apostrophe and present tense to shorten the distance between the narrator and the reader
6. use of extraordinary detail,"Lengel's kink in his forehead" or sliding through her voice into her living room etc. light motif,
You may use a computer to write your essay, a thesaurus, your vocabulary list and any useful handouts.
All essays are formal. All literary must-haves from grade 11 apply. Review your notes from last year.
