"On Keeping a Notebook" - Discussion Flashcards
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SOAPSTONE
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- S: Didion, observant, self absorbed
- O: justification
- A: reassurance of ego
- P: justify (argue) her manner of a notebook
- S: allusions to her own entries, quotes from others
- TONE: honest, reflective, intelligent
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focus: appeal to ethos
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- ethos is an apple to establish the credibility of the author
- rhetorical device that authors use to strengthen an argument
3
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how to appeal to ethos
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- cite titles
- cite experience
- use appropriate vocabulary
- demonstrate “fairness”
- borrow credibility
4
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step 1
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Didion
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step 2
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alludes
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step 3
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to her own notebook entries to
7
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step 4
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support her stance that notebooks are more about who is doing the writing than what is written
8
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claim: didion composes rhetorical questions to convey her purpose for keeping a writer’s notebook. what do you do next?
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you find textual support
9
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didion implements extended metaphors ________
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to explore how writing complements the memory and helps you to define your identity
10
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the writer integrates ________
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complex sentence structure
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didion composes rhetorical questions ________
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to convey her purpose for keeping a writer’s notebook
12
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joan didion utilizes ______
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varied syntax
