connotation- the emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word
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Connotation- The emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word. Denotation- The literal meaning of a word. home, house, residence. Denotation: Where a person lives at any given time. Connotation: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Connotation- The emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word.
Denotation- The literal meaning of a word.
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home, house, residence
• Denotation: Where a person lives at any given time.
• Connotation: Home: cozy, loving, comfortableHouse: the
actual building or structureResidence: cold, no feeling
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Writing is painting a picture
Alfonzo was tired.
VS.Alfonzo shuffled into the kitchen, yawning and
blinking. Collapsing onto the chair, he closed his eyes, crossed his arms for a pillow, and slowly tucked his head into the fold.
Telling vs. Showing
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BRUSHSTROKES• Tools to help you add detail and improve your
writing.
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Participle- a verb that is used as an adjective,
usually ending in –ing or –ed. • Original sentence: The motor bike drove down
the road.• Ex. Rumbling loudly, the motor bike drove
down the street.• Sitting up straighter in his chair, Ben did his
best to stay awake while the speaker kept talking.
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PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
Imagine a football player running down a field: The football player darted down the field.
Try adding an –ing verb at the beginning of the sentence.
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EXAMPLES:
ORIGINAL SENTENCE: The football player darted down the field.
NEW SENTENCE: Dodging the tackle and weaving through the defense, the football player darted down the field.
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DEFINITION
PARTICIPLE = A form of a verb that is used as an adjective
Examples – the laughing boy
- the baked beans
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DEFINITION
PARTICIPLE = A form of a verb that is used as an adjective
Examples – the laughing boy
- the baked beans
Sitting at her desk, Jane read the letter carefully.
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DEFINITION
PARTICIPLE = A form of a verb that is used as an adjective
Examples – the laughing boy
- the baked beans
Sitting at her desk, Jane read the letter carefully.
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
Hissing and slithering, the rattlesnake moved swiftly through the tall grass.
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
Hissing and slithering, the rattlesnake moved swiftly through the tall grass.
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
Shifting the weight of the line to his left shoulder and kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved.
- Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
Shifting the weight of the line to his left shoulder and kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved.
- Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
Shifting the weight of the line to his left shoulder and kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved.
- Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
Shifting the weight of the line to his left shoulder and kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved.
- Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
The clown, appearing bright and cheerful, smiled and did his act with unusual certainty for someone who had just killed a man.
- Christi F.
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
The clown, appearing bright and cheerful, smiled and did his act with unusual certainty for someone who had just killed a man.
- Christi F.
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
The rhino, caught in the tangled rope, looked for freedom.
- Erika S.
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EXAMPLES
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
The rhino, caught in the tangled rope, looked for freedom.
- Erika S.
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GUIDED PRACTICE
PAINTING WITH PARTICIPLES
The motorbike drove down the street.
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The Other Brushstrokes
•Participles•Absolutes•Adjectives out of order•Active Verbs (no passive)•Appositives
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Euripides- Medea, punctuation for actors
• Peri (Greek)- round– All around a subject, well rounded– British word for period
• Kommas (Greek) - little knife, to cut off
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A participial phrase is set off with commas when it:
a) comes at the beginning of a sentenceb) interrupts a sentence as a nonessential
elementc) comes at the end of a sentence and is
separated from the word it modifies.
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A participial phrase is set off with commas when it:
a) comes at the beginning of a sentence
Sitting quietly, the students read their books.
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A participial phrase is set off with commas when it:
b) interrupts a sentence as a nonessential element
The doctor, shaking nervously, walked into the waiting room to deliver the bad news.
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A participial phrase is set off with commas when it:
c) comes at the end of a sentence and is separated from the word it modifies.
The player jumped for the ball, flailing wildly like a mad man.
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When is an appositive NOT set off by commas?
When the noun being explained is too general without the appositive; the information is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
The respected US president John Kennedy was a symbol of hope when he took office.
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When is an appositive NOT set off by commas?
When the noun being explained is too general without the appositive; the information is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
The respected US president was a symbol of hope when he took office.
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Introductory Phrases
•a group of words that set the stage for the main part of the sentence, but are not a complete thought
•Ex. Flying through the air with the greatest of ease, he’s a daring young man on the flying trapeze.
•After the party, Josh swore never to hang out with those people again.