SpringBoard 1.11

 In the first part of this unit, you read short stories and studied elements that help create a writer’s style.  By writing your own short story, you started developing your own writing style.  In this last part of the unit, you will continue looking at style, but this time through the lens of film.  By viewing a specific director’s films, you will make connections between the choices that writer’s make with words and the choices that directors make with film techniques.

 In the first half of this unit, you learned about writing style.  You learned that the choices a writer makes in subject matter, diction, syntax, imagery, point of view, structure, and tone all help to characterize a writer’s style.  Using these elements, how would you describe your writing style?

 Glue the excerpt into your Literacy Notebook.  The excerpt analyzes elements of Edgar Allan Poe’s writing style.  As you read the essay, mark key details that describe Poe’s style.  Annotate each element of style in the margin.

 Based on the Poe text, what do you think are the stylistic characteristics of the work of Edgar Allan Poe?

 Select a novel from the AP reading list that has been turned into a film. 1. Reading plan (with parent approval) 2. Read novel – analyze author’s style 3. Storyboard and Style board 4. Watch film – analyze director’s style 5. Read biography on director – look for influences

 Planning Sheet EkDug5-tj0I5-b0Ruc0- aEG1w23ZeFLj2Bby3I/edit

 How would you describe the style of ______?  Elements of Style:  Diction  Imagery  Point of view  Structure  Subject matter  Syntax  Tone Use !, *, ? to capture your thinking. As you read, be on the lookout for these elements. Annotate your thinking using the commentary starters.