Critiquing an Essay with George Orwell’s six rules In Orwell’s essay he states that it is easy to slip into the bad writing that people have become accustomed to. It is difficult to go against the temptation of using the easy way out with meaningless words or hackneyed phrases that make things easier and require less thought. Orwell concludes that the progressive decline of the English language is reversible and he offers six rules which can help avoid most of the errors in poor writing. In Brenda Chow’s essay The Writer at Work, she breaks many of the six rules that Orwell wrote to avoid the continuation of our language decline. Chow breaks the following 3 rules: never use a long word when a short one will do, never use a simile, metaphor, or other figure of speech which you are seeing in print, and never use a foreign phrase, a scientific or jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
It was interesting to read this particular selection because I agree with and identified with most of what Deborah Tannen says. “Women can’t fill out a form without telling stories about
On top of that, she has published numerous scholarly journals and national magazines. Some of her books are The Alchemy of Race and Rights and Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race (Williams 794). So she is recognized by many people already and can be deemed trustworthy because of her extensive background. However she also goes and builds upon her ethos through her intrinsic ethos, which is the impression readers get through reading the paper. When reading the paper a reader can get a sense of sincerity from the author.
She is a poet, author, playwright, civil rights activist and teacher, and a fearless storyteller. So it is a testament to Angelou’s enduring intellect and curiosity that she has a staggering list of achievements. Her extraordinary powers of observation have guided her professional and personal life. Raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and Stamps, Arkansas, her molestation as a young child, yet didn’t hinder her. These early years were the subject of her bestselling memoir.
Included in the lesson would be the effects that plants and animals have in complementing each other within the saltwater ecosystem b. New vocabulary words will be given: salt marsh, tide, cordgrass, marsh hay, burrow, gills c. Images will be studied and described with the key elements in the images explained d. Team Study Rules will be explained at the end of the lesson and posted for all students to see Rationale: Providing a lesson with most of the elements needed will give the students a head-start on discussion with each other are how to go about finishing the group work that is provided. Giving the students key concepts, skills and processes will help to determine the study teams. 2. Select Teams /Team Study: Teams are selected and take on the task of learning together about Saltmarshes a.
1.Annie Dillard opens her essay with a factual and objective style. Why does she use this approach? So you know the whole essay will be filled with entertaining information throughout the whole essay. 2.Dillard uses many similies, especially in paragraphs 30-31 and 40-41. How does this serve her rhetorical purpose?
Emily Dickinson has written many poems about belonging, but of these it is her number 161, or “What mystery pervades a well!”, that has increased my understanding of this complicated and variable concept the most. This is because of her use of many techniques such as insight, personification, metaphor and word choice to make her ideas about belonging easily known to a widespread audience. Belonging is thought to be an internal feeling, achieved through acceptance. It is generally believed that when you belong with someone or something, you know everything about them. However, Dickinson teaches us in “What mystery pervades a well!” that this is not necessarily always, or even ever, the case.
I would also tell them to observe if they were walking or running etc. Kids can also use the internet along with parents, as a guide to figure out the tracks they have discovered. C) Language Practice: English subject can be taught & focused on at this stage. This can be done by identifying the names of animals & also the structure of their tracks. New words can be introduced & explained for example: Hooves.
Discuss rounding and down scaling to produce consistent measurements for all class to work with. In groups, paint the forest (to scale). Give children infomation about the different types of plant
I am a girl whose central purpose is to find balance and justice in everything she does. There is nothing more important to my sense of self than to find balance in all aspects of life. I find myself looking for balance in my schoolwork, my relationships, my family, my hobbies. When I have lived my life completely, I wish to be remembered as a woman who can empathize with every side of the argument before making a decision. I wish to be remembered as a fair Libra who takes in every side of the proverbial story and weighs all of the possibilities to come up with the best decision.