1. 4 August 2015 Warm-up (option 1)
Get out your agenda and fill it out
Imagine you have just met a person who has never tried pizza.
In your best writing, describe for them what it is like to eat a slice of pizza.

2. Diction, Syntax, Imagery
Each of you wrote about the same subject, but the descriptions were quite different because of voice.
You perceive a speaker’s voice through:
Diction: Word choice
Syntax: Sentence structure
Imagery: The words or phrases a writer uses to describe sensory details

3. 4 August 2016 Get out your agenda and name tent
Warm-up: How do you feel about your name? Why? Do you wish your name were something else? What and why?

4. Diction, Syntax, and Imagery
As a group, take turns reading the different descriptions of pizza
Fill out the chart for each speaker, paying attention to the questions in the columns

5. Voice through Diction/Syntax/Imagery
As readers, we perceive an author’s voice through diction, syntax, imagery, and tone
Written words contain a unique “fingerprint” that helps to identify the writer

6. Diction, Syntax, Imagery
Take these notes at the top of your chart:
Diction: Word choice
Syntax: Sentence structure
Imagery: The words or phrases a writer uses to describe sensory details