REVIEW TIME This is an excellent time to review the vocabulary we have discussed and read about in the A&B textbook: Rhetoric Rhetorical Context Purpose Audience Genre Prose Continuum Closed Form Prose Open Form Prose Scale of Abstraction Concrete Words Abstract Words Thesis Question Thesis Statement Theme

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TODAY’S GOALS Learn to use figurative language for open form prose Deconstruct the literacy narrative genre and begin thinking of ideas for your own literacy narratives

LITERACY NARRATIVES: An genre of academic open form prose Are an example of creative non-fiction: they tell an interesting story based on a real life experience Tell a story focused on important events that relate to a person’s education, language, literacy, or culture Utilize concrete words, figurative language, and an implicit theme Are a story about YOU Should NOT have a thesis Should NOT attempt to tell the entire history of a person’s education or literacy Should NOT completely make up events that never happened to you

GROUP ACTIVITY 1: LITERACY NARRATIVE EVALUATION In your unit 1 groups Read the sample Literacy Narrative given to your group Answer the following questions: 1.What is the main problem that the story seems to address? 2.What are the main events that take place throughout the story? 3.Who are the main characters in the story (aside from the writer)? How are they described? 4.What setting(s) does the story take place in? What is the sense or mood you see in these settings? 5.What grade (overall) would you give the Literacy Narrative based on the criteria on our assignment sheet?

JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS All journal entries should be 100+ words and appropriately labelled with the entry number All journal entries will include a topic to focus on as well as several questions. The questions are there to guide your entry but you are not required to answer all or any of them, as long as you stay on the topic of the entry Your collected journal entries will be posted online to a blog/journal/social media website of your choosing. As soon as you have created this blog, please me with the URL Note: this should be a blog dedicated to ENC1101 and not one for personal use From time to time you will be asked to read and evaluate entries from your classmates’ blogs, so make sure your entries do not contain information you are uncomfortable with others reading

JOURNAL 1 Focus: Literacy Narrative Brainstorm: Begin thinking of ideas you might use for your literacy narrative. Write out a brainstorm that includes: What problem your literacy narrative could address How this explains part of your background What major characters and settings it could include What major events could take place If you are having trouble selecting a single idea to work with, try brainstorming several problems you could focus on or achievements you have that could make a story Note: you do not have to go in depth with any of these items just yet. Simply list them out in a clear and organized fashion.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE VOCABULARY Metonymy Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Understatement Pathetic Fallacy/Personification

METONYMY Definition: use of a word or phrase to stand for another word. This new word is chosen for its association with the word or concept. Examples: “The pen is mightier than the sword” “The White House will announce its budget plans today” “Lend me your ears” The teenagers split when the law showed up

METAPHOR & SIMILE Metaphor: a term or phrase used to describe something to which it is not literally applicable. A symbol used to represent something else Simile: comparison of two unlike things that are directly compared. A metaphor that uses “like” or “as” Metaphor Examples: He drowned in a sea of grief She had a broken heart The date was an emotional rollercoaster Simile Examples: He ran like a cheetah She was as busy as a bee “My love is like a red, red rose”

HYPERBOLE & UNDERSTATEMENT Hyperbole: obvious and intentional exaggeration that should not be taken literally Understatement: Purposefully downplaying or under-representing something for rhetorical effect, causing a contrast between description and reality. Hyperbole Examples: He was driving so fast I thought we would break the sound barrier I told you a million times to stop that! I’m so hungry I could eat a horse Understatement Examples: I wouldn’t say he was thin (when describing an obese person) I might have eaten one of the cookies (after devouring a whole box) I know a little about math (said by famous mathematician)

PATHETIC FALLACY/PERSONIFICATION Definition: attribution of human characteristics to belong to animals, inanimate objects, or phenomena Examples: “I miss you like the deserts miss the rain” Opportunity is knocking at your door “The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky” The storm howled angrily outside

GROUP ACTIVITY 1: IDENTIFYING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE In your unit 1 groups Share and read through the sample open form prose that you brought in today For each piece of open form prose, identify 2-3 examples of figurative language. Write out the sentence or phrase and identify what type of figurative language is being used If you have trouble finding 2-3 examples of figurative language from a piece, see if you can find additional examples in on of your other group members’ pieces Turn in a single sheet for your group and make sure to identify the title and author of each piece being used as well as who brought it in for homework

GROUP ACTIVITY 2: GENERATING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE In your unit 1 groups Come up with 2-3 examples each of metaphor, simile, hyperbole, understatement, and pathetic fallacy/personfication These examples can be a sentence or two long if it is necessary to add a context Please do this assignment on a separate sheet from Group Activity 1

HOMEWORK: Minor Essay 1 Follow the “Brief Writing Project 1” prompt on p 23. This should be a typed, two-page, double spaced, MLA format document. Due Monday 6/29 Set up your online journal or blog ( I recommend tumblr or wordpress) Note: if you wish to view additional sample literacy narratives after class, feel free to visit: daln.osu.edu. This website has a database of over 10,000 literacy narratives samples and is completely free