bellwork/journal o explain something in your life is balaned. o ex. my homework is balanced with my...
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Bellwork/JournalO Explain something in your life is
balaned. O Ex. My homework is balanced with
my free time. My family time is balanced with my free time.
What is Parallelism?O There needs to be balance in
whatever you say.O Think of a see-saw. If one person is
heavier than the other, the see-saw is tilted. But if both people are the same weight, the see-saw will stay in a straight line.
O What could this have to do with English?
Parallelism in Writing. O Parallelism is simply using the same
pattern of words and word endings to show that the items in a sentence have equal levels of importance.
O A good writer uses parallelism to make clear sentences that flow well.
Some Proper Uses of Parallelism
O Ex. He learned three thing: shooting, passing, and dribbling. -verb-verb-verb
O Ex. A good coach must learn to communicate with players, to organize a schedule, and to handle adversity. -Infinitive-infinitive-infinitive
O My sister decided that she would study caching techniques and that she would work with the youth basketball league. -helping verb/verb-helping verb/verb
Poor Uses of Parallelism
O He learned three things: shooting, passing, and how to dribble.
O A good coach must learn to communicate with players, to organize a schedule, and adversity.
O My sister decided that she would study coaching techniques and to work with the youth basketball leagues.
Some notes on Parallelism.
O Parallel structure in writing is a just a perfect balance in a sentence.
O It gives a sentence rhythm and power.
O It creates syntax (sentence structure that flows).
O Parallelism keeps a sentence balanced because these elements are grammatically equal: nouns are paired with nouns, verbs with verbs, and so forth.
More examplesO He had a toy gun, a hat, and a belt. –
noun-noun-nounO She fought, kicked, and screamed.
Verb-verb-verb.
Parallelism cont.O In your groups, one member come
up with a sentence that displays poor parallelism and the other should try and correct the sentence.
Repetition in writing. O Along with Parallelism, you will often
see repetition. O Repetition is simply repeating a
sentence, line, or word for a positive effect on the reader.
O It drives the point home better than just saying it once, and balances the sentence.
O An example might be a poet, or singer, repeating certain words for emotion.
Uses of RepetitionO Repetition is used a lot in
advertising. O Ex. Right Store, Right Price-Kroger. O Ex. Good Time-Good Taste (This is an
old McDonald’s commercial Mr. Bowen told me about! Wonder how old it is?)
O http://youtu.be/cwhjud3HQ54