Monday, October 05, 2009

Another successful lesson


We were reading a newspaper article and considering the writer's style. We discussed his word choice, his use of sentence structure and imagery, the effect of the headline, the impact of the opening paragraph, the neatness of the closing paragraph, his use of repetition and humour and allusion and so on.

"Now write a paragraph on how effective you find his writing," I said.

And I got, from one student: "The language of this piece is short and simple but worth every penny."

Profound analysis.

3 comments:

  1. Hahaha -- well, he followed your instructions and also followed suit. I say give him an A -- especially since it made for less work for you. Thanks for the chuckle today!

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  2. Cute! Your kitty pics always make me miss having a cat.

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  3. You've got to admire analysis like that!

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