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Monologues

Monologues. Objective: To analyze the use of rhetorical techniques (diction, jargon, colloquialism) for creating voice and drawing inferences about a speaker and apply these techniques to a written monologue. Lists.

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Monologues

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  1. Monologues Objective: To analyze the use of rhetorical techniques (diction, jargon, colloquialism) for creating voice and drawing inferences about a speaker and apply these techniques to a written monologue

  2. Lists • Write down a hobby, activity, religious event, job, sport, recreation, or other • Create a list of words associated with it • Example: Teaching-lesson plans, off period, CLO, SGO, SPF, direct instruction, inquiry based…

  3. Definitions • Voice • A writer’s or speaker’s use of language • Colloquialism • Idiom, popular expression, vulgar • Effect: Identifies the writer’s or speaker’s culture or background • Jargon • Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand • Effect: Creates a unified bond with the group or excludes others who do not belong to the group

  4. “Girl” • Mark the Text • Look for diction that stands out to you • Underline or highlight the words • Explain the effect • How did it make you feel? • Who uses these words? • What inferences can you make about the speaker? • What connotations do you have with the word? • What are ALL the denotative meanings? (look them up)

  5. “Instructions for Life” • Mark the Text • Look for diction that stands out to you • Underline or highlight the words • Explain the effect • How did it make you feel? • Who uses these words? • What inferences can you make about the speaker? • What connotations do you have with the word? • What are ALL the denotative meanings? (look them up)

  6. Criteria • What can you say is true for both monologues? • What are the top three criteria for writing a monologue of this style?

  7. Monologue • Select one activity from your list • Write a monologue that includes the top three criteria you have listed for a monologue of this style

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