Let's take a look at the "definition" charts and graphs. Pull yours up from CANVAS, your jump-drive, or from your computer. (E-mail attachments work, too!)
Share what you have researched so far. Ask each other questions.
Add the definitions of others at your table. Be sure to get the correct spelling of the names and note today's date. You will need that information for your Works Cited page.
There is another square that is probably empty on your chart. Let's learn to look at art. You will need to locate a work of art that is representative of your term. Let's do one together. If I had selected the term "love" as my term to define, I might have developed a claim like this.
Claim: In "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, love, or the lack of love, caused Mrs. Mallard's death.
I would then look for a work of art that focused on "love".
Here is an example:
http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15917 (I am using the picture Flaming June which features the woman dressed in orange.)
Let's use these questions to study the work
Looking at Art -
- What is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the message? What is the message?
- What is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?
- Look at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the colors were different? Explain.
- Study the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall message?
- Who is the artist? When was the work created? Is the artist's message about a specific event in history? What was going on in the world when the work was created? Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in all places, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created.
- How does the work relate to the story in the early 20th century and to us in 21st century America?
You should now have all of the boxes on your chart filled.
Sample essays and writing tips:
"What is a Yankee?" http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/definition.htm
"A Few of My Favorite Things"
Get organized! Here are some options from your chart:
Determine how you want to present the
information.
· Dictionary definition
· Your definition
· Definition of a classmate
· Question
· Quotation
· What it is
· What it is not
· Art
· Literature
· History
· Media
· News
· Personal story
Decide the best order for the rest of
the paper.
Save something great for the
conclusion.
Homework: Using your chart as a guide, write the draft of your definition essay. Bring the draft to class on Thursday. You will need to post in CANVAS and bring a paper copy. You may print in class if necessary.
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