Diction ​

​Diction is word choice.... so euphemism would fit under diction.

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Connotation​ -- is a word's suggested meaning. Writers might choose words with positive connotations to make readers feel good about a subject. Or they might select words with negative connotations to make you feel the opposite.

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Denotation -- Dictionary meaning.... it is what it is.​

What flavor is your connotation?​

Tone ​ 7.1.3 page 5

​All our diction choices, euphemisms, connotations and denotations help shape the tone of our writing.

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Tone -- ​The attitude of an author or narrator toward the subject matter or the reader.

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Our tone and diction help us to be persuasive.​

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​Also refresh your memory on the Speech Andrew Jackson gave to Congress "On Indian Removal" and Michael Rutledge's memoir from his great grandfather, "Samuel's Memory."

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They are referenced in the test so be sure to refresh yourselves.​

​Our communications with each other contain many different types and layers of meaning, such as words, gestures and other nonverbal cues, tone or urgency, ease or difficulty, and so on. We sort through these meanings every day, often without thinking about it. For example, consider the scenarios below.

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​Be sure to refresh your reading/listening/watching of the three accounts of Hurricane Katrina. These pieces are referenced in questions so you will want to have them fresh in your minds.

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Realize that radio broadcasts, tv reporting, and newspaper articles all affect the public differently.​

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Remember that NPR is National Public Radio.​

​7.2.2 pages 4, 5 and 6 show us how we react differently to different media.

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The explosion of the Hindenburg in 19​37 in Lakehurst, NJ.

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FYI -- more people survived than died from that flight! ​pg 8

​Shocking... how we react to various news reports. . .

​Fable --- 7.3.1 page 2

​A very short story that uses animals to represent or stand in for common human characteristics.

Conveys a life lesson in a way that's enjoyable and memorable​.

​Satire 7.3.1 page 5

​Satires are different from fables and parables because they usually don't state their lesson or moral outright.

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Instead, they use humor to try to make a reader or audience member think. By thinking, the audience members can figure out the message without the author telling them directly.

​Rhetorical Appeals 7.3.6 page 2

​7.3.6 page 8

deals with an unreliable narrator​

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A narrator whose understanding or interpretation of the events in a story is heavily biased or untrustworthy.

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​The narrator of "Top of the Food Chain:" is an unreliable narrator.

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The narrator is not the same as the writer. The writer makes the narrator unreliable for a reason.​

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