1. Opening Activities (1/9/18)
- OA’s are to be done on a separate sheet of paper, and passed to the 1 desk to be collected after they are done.
- They will be passed back for the next OA.
- Indicate clearly Name, and Period in the top right hand corner of the page.
- Label the date at the beginning of every OA.

2. OA: Tone Words TKAM Tone
On a separate sheet of paper, identify the tone of To Kill a Mockingbird using one of these words. Consider what Harper Lee’s themes and main messages were. What attitude did she hold throughout the novel? Explain why you think so.
3-4 sentences
Now describe a work you have seen or read that has a completely different tone. Give the title, the tone it exudes, and why you think so.
Afraid • Allusive • Angry • Apologetic • Audacious • Benevolent • Bitter • Boring• Candid • Childish • Cold • Complimentary • Condescending • Confused •Contemptuous • Detached • Didactic • Dramatic • Dreamy • Fanciful • Frivolous • Giddy • Happy • Hollow • Horrific • Humorous • Irrelevant • Joking • Joyful • Mocking • Nostalgic • Objective • Peaceful • Pitiful • Poignant • Proud • Provocative • Restrained • Sad • Sarcastic • Seductive • Sentimental • Sharp • Shocking • Silly • Somber • Sweet • Sympathetic • Tired • Upset • Urgent • Vexed • Vibrant • Zealous

3. DICTION
a style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction.

4. 2 things on your desk… - Vocabulary Menu handout
- Attitudes of Vocabulary handout

5. Directions - Take out a separate piece of notebook paper.
- In the right hand column indicate name, date, and period
- Title this page Diction

6. Part 1
Compose three sentences in which you use both of the following words in each of the sentences:
good
bad
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7. Part 2
View Marlee Neel’s short film, “The Case Against Good and Bad”, and then answer the multiple choice questions.

8. Part 2
View Marlee Neel’s short film, “The Case Against Good and Bad”, and then answer the following 5 multiple choice questions.
1) The primary reason for replacing the terms GOOD and BAD in writing and speaking is?
A) To appease the audience with fervor.
B) To add smugness and satisfaction to phrases.
C) To produce more precise and true descriptions.
D) To decrease hostility and encourage acceptance.
2) Why does Neel suppose we rely on GOOD and BAD as go to words to express our thoughts?
A) We are too afraid to use other words.
B) We are too languid to use other words.
C) We aren't smart enough to use other words.
D) All of the above
E) Both A and B

9. 3) Neel asks us to imagine a world where GOOD and BAD do not exist. What would this world be like?
A) Real description would be required.
B) We wouldn't know how to describe our feelings.
C) People would only give thumbs up and thumbs down when expressing positive or negative opinions.
D) Nobody would be happy.
4) Instead of "I feel bad," what does Neel suggest one say to the doctor to describe exactly how he/she feels?
A) I don’t feel good.
B) The nerves in my biological systems are sending signals to my brain which are being interpreted as a negative feeling.
C) I feel like a herd of wombats have taken up in my chest.
D) You're the doctor -- figure out what's wrong with me.
5) Where have all the grittier, exact terms been?
A) In the United Kingdom.
B) Buried in our lexis, waiting to see daylight.
C) In academia.
D) They haven't been invented yet.

10. Directions - Pass your paper to the next desk over
- Take out a different color pen to apply corrections
- Indicate CB and then your name

11. Part 2
View Marlee Neel’s short film, “The Case Against Good and Bad”, and then answer the following 5 multiple choice questions.
1) The primary reason for replacing the terms GOOD and BAD in writing and speaking is?
A) To appease the audience with fervor.
B) To add smugness and satisfaction to phrases.
C) To produce more precise and true descriptions.
D) To decrease hostility and encourage acceptance.
2) Why does Neel suppose we rely on GOOD and BAD as go to words to express our thoughts?
A) We are too afraid to use other words.
B) We are too languid to use other words.
C) We aren't smart enough to use other words.
D) All of the above
E) Both A and B

12. 3) Neel asks us to imagine a world where GOOD and BAD do not exist. What would this world be like?
A) Real description would be required.
B) We wouldn't know how to describe our feelings.
C) People would only give thumbs up and thumbs down when expressing positive or negative opinions.
D) Nobody would be happy.
4) Instead of "I feel bad," what does Neel suggest one say to the doctor to describe exactly how he/she feels?
A) I don’t feel good.
B) The nerves in my biological systems are sending signals to my brain which are being interpreted as a negative feeling.
C) I feel like a herd of wombats have taken up in my chest.
D) You're the doctor -- figure out what's wrong with me.
5) Where have all the grittier, exact terms been?
A) In the United Kingdom.
B) Buried in our lexis, waiting to see daylight.
C) In academia.
D) They haven't been invented yet.

13. Part 3
1.) The English language has an abundant number of illustrative words. However, there are also many words that fail to interpret the true circumstances of a particular situation. Identify five words from the English language that produce similarly banal (boring, ordinary) effects to good and bad. List these words in the dull column. In the next column, produce five superior replacements of your own.
Dull Words
Exciting Words
1. beautiful
2. boring
3. house
4. nice
5. Interesting

14. Now come up with 5 more dull words in your groups…
Now come up with 5 more dull words in your groups…. We will replace them
Dull Words
Exciting Words
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
5.)

15. 2. ) Using the words above from (1
2.) Using the words above from (1.), generate a list of more powerful words. Make a Connotation Spectrum like the one below.
Use a minimum of 5 words!
Example:
Most Negative _______________________ Least Negative
Corpulent Obese Fat Heavy Chubby
Now discuss their list and defend their own “Connotation Spectrum” to share with the class.
___|__________|___________|____________|___________|____
Most Positive Least Positive
Most Exciting Least Exciting

16. Part 4: Revise and rewrite the following passage by utilizing superior replacements for the words good and bad.
It was a good day. She was not in a bad mood. The sunlight felt good on her legs that had been sheltered under jeans all year. The beach and the ocean smelled good. She let all the good sounds soak into her soul. She was determined to make this as good a vacation as her travel agent had promised.
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17. Exit Ticket
-What do you think is the connotation of the word Night? Why do you think the author chose that in particular as his title?
- 6-7 sentences