Eh, about time I get started on this........ here's the first one....... thought maybe a QA session might make it more interesting.
So let us begin, what did we learn so far?
-did you really just ask that question?
ok, ok jk, I'll start with DIDLS. What does it stand for?
-diction, imagery, details, language, syntax!
What do they stand for?
-well diction is basically word choice, imagery is the details and language used to create imagery, details are just..... well details on the literature, language is the tone, style, voice, etc you name it, and syntax is just the way the piece of literature is structured!
Wow I'm you remember all that, now onto something different but relevant. What do you have to do when you're reading?
-You just read duh. ok ok seriously though when you're reading to a quick read for your own understanding, then on the second read, just read more closely to make your own idea about what the piece is about. And as a bonus, if you have the time, discuss your thoughts with classmates.
Tell me how to write an essay.
-O god, ok, first analyze what on earth the prompt is asking. Divide it up into sections and formulate a thesis that ANSWERS THE QUESTION. Seriously, you don't know how hard that is....... Try to funnel your intro into your thesis and always remember PLAIN STYLE!
Excellent, well I think that's all for today you better review for the next session.
-Oh no.........
I thought that this was a great place to start for the synthesis of the course material posts. My first post was about DIDLS and annotations, as well. The way you organized this post was very clear and very logical. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThe Q and A works; it'd have been nice to get a bit more into each of DIDLS, and talk about how to look for each one. The details of plain style are always good to go over, but you did a great job of summarizing the essentials of writing an Open Prompt.
ReplyDelete"Syntax" is the rules for structuring sentences. "Structure" is how a piece of literature is structured. =)
ReplyDeleteI can't really tell what the topic of each of these posts is... but I'm enjoying the voice of your writing.