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Mastering Definition: From Concept to Clarity

Explore the art of defining complex topics, choose wisely, consider your audience, practice with examples, and evaluate effectively. Improve your vocabulary and analytical skills with insightful exercises.

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Mastering Definition: From Concept to Clarity

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  1. Week 11 Chapter 18 Definition

  2. Bell Vocabulary 10.1 • prate v. To talk about vainly or foolishly • predicate v. To state as belonging to something • prehensible adj. Capable of being grasped

  3. Why define? • Extended definitions allow for personal interpretation. • BE WARY OF YOUR AUDIENCE! • Good choice topics- emotional, often misunderstood, multifaceted, abstracts.

  4. Choosing a topic • What do you already know? Expertise? • Concept? Object? Type of Person? Controversial issue? • Can your topic be organized and adequately defined within the parameters of the essay/speech (yes speech!)

  5. Purpose • Inform/Explain or persuade? • Personal interpretations? Challenge preexisting accepted meanings? Discuss changes in meaning? • How “PC” will you be? • Consider your audience- education, race, class, gender, age….

  6. Helpful hints • Use common metaphors to paint a picture. • Give specific examples • Be careful of bias and “all inclusive” terminology

  7. Let’s practice • SWAG • Senioritis • Inner peace • Empowerment • Helplessness • Idioms

  8. How do you define?.... Goin’ solo…Choose one • Loneliness • Envy • Fortitude • Popularity • Arrogance

  9. Bell Vocabulary 10.2 • preponderate v. To exceed in influence or power • prevaricate v. To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention • probity n. Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed

  10. Evaluate a sample • Read “Entropy” by K.C. Cole (p. 429) • Be ready to evaluate the effectiveness of the piece • You have 10 minutes

  11. en·tro·py [ éntrəpee ]   measure of disorder: a measure of the disorder that exists in a system

  12. Thesis? • How is “entropy” defined? • How does she support her argument? • Is it effective? Why or why not? • Evaluate use of metaphors and word choice.

  13. Draft Due at the end of the hour • 500-700 words (one and ½ pages handwritten) • Peer edit • Revise • Share

  14. Bell Vocabulary 10.3 • profligacy n. Shameless viciousness • progeny n. Offspring • prolix adj. Verbose

  15. Bell Vocabulary 10.4 • propitious adj. Kindly disposed. • prospectus n. A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking • protomartyr n. The earliest victim in any cause

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