Entry Slip: Significant Place

2. What writing strategy does the author use that you think is effective, and why? For example, does he use examples, or does he make

Throughout the novel, the author Edward Bloor uses literary devices such as similes to make the readers visualize the descriptive situations in the story. These similes describe to the reader how different occurrences relate to other actions, objects, or living things.

Here are two examples of Tim Green’s great use of figurative language. “He lay back and half closed his eyes, tears turning everything into a kaleidoscope of colors,” (Green 238), and “His blond hair had begun to fade, but his face was as red as a baby’s” (Green 4).

For this session, I introduced figurative language to Sophia. The first two examples of figurative language I taught her were similes and metaphors. I taught this lesson in the same format I taught story elements. I would have the definition writing down on the power point of Sophia and would have her write down the term and definitions in her notebook to refer back to later. I also included some examples as a way to teach the term that I also asked her to write down in her notebook.

The only one that kind of threw me off was the visual story. I found it difficult to annotate because I did not no where to write or when. I almost felt lost because it was so unorganized. With the other two pieces I was very comfortable. They were easy to annotate and got to the point. I felt that the strategies for marking a book that we have practiced came into play and were easy to execute. The piece that made the most impact on me was “And that's why I’ll never leave twitter” because it felt that the author was very down to earth. I liked her comical and honest writing style. She held my interest because I felt like she was not lecturing me but more like having a conversation with me. My favorite part was said it only takes her 2 weeks sometimes to come up with one perfect page (Lawson). When she said that I could connect right away with her. She is not just any arrogant author!

#1 One example of figurative language in the text is on page 8. “Annihilate an entire people?” The author asks. ‘Wipe out a population dispersed throughout so many nations? So many millions of people! By what means? In the middle of the twentieth century!” (Wiesel 8) This is an example of the figurative language type called dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is an ironic

A great example of figurative language was on page 37, “We were withered trees in the heart of the desert”. This is one of the many metaphors the author uses throughout the text to give the reader a visual representation. He compared the Jews to withered trees to show how exhausted and drained they were. Instead of saying, “they were exhausted”, which is just a broad

Figurative language is a language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When the author uses literary language, he or she is stating the facts as they are. Figurative language is very common in poetry, and is also used in prose and nonfiction as well. In the stories “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myer and “ The Contender” by Robert Lipsyte the authors use figurative language to describe the mood, setting, and the characters.

We learn from the first paragraphs that focusing on the scenery will help her forget the nervous depression which she has been diagnosed with: ""So, I will let it [her illness] alone and talk about the house"(947). The main character’s focus on the environment is the reason for which the reader gets plenty of information about the setting.

Figurative language is a main component in showcasing the emotions the characters reveal. An example being when the author writes “ The children huddled up to her and breathed like little calves waiting at the bars in the twilight.” This portrays the children's emotions with more emphasis and really shows how they watched everything Granny Weatherall did with precision. This type of writing really helps the reader understand what is going on within the characters and their actions. The author also displays figurative language in the way she describes how John would be in the situation of them still being together. She describes him as being more of a child, rather than taking a parent role.

To me, this definition of a place was fascinating and caused me to reflect upon my own

Write some words or phrases that will help you describe the setting of your story. Where do the events take place? What does it look like there? What does it feel like there?

It will be a very painful and lengthy process. This part in the book impacted me the most, because of how it applies to so much in life. But in the aspect of writing, because it is so relatable. More times than I can count I have sat down to write about something, but I have no idea where I’m going with it, what points to have, or even what my conclusion will

As, I began to read, “Sense of Place”, I could almost feel the heartbreak the writer was going through. The author wrote certain aspects that were effected in New Orleans. The beginning of the excerpt, was filled with anger. Piazza expressed his feelings towards the little help that was done to fix his hometown, “As we watched the disgracefully slow and inadequate federal,state, and local response, the horrible conditions the people of New Orleans..”. (Tom Piazza) The word choice made this sentence stand out and really feel how the author felt. Towards the middle of the excerpt, the author begins to talk about New Orleans and how it has so much history and love. The piece makes you realize all the places, attractions, and businesses ruined

Writing the autobiographical essay can be compared to a Monday. This was the first essay I wrote in composition, and I knew if I was going to pass this class with the grade that I would be happy with, it would take hard work and a great deal of motivation. Cross country is a strenuous sport. If I wanted times I could be happy with, I needed to work hard to earn them. Monday is the first day of the week, which means there are five days standing in the way of the weekend and myself. As I wrote the autobiographical paper, I realized this was only the first paper out of five. If i was going to reach the finish line, I would have to run the race.