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Voice Lessons

Voice Lessons. Finding Our Voice. Diction. An author’s choice of words Choice of use and words in speech or writing The style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words. Imagery.

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Voice Lessons

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  1. Voice Lessons Finding Our Voice

  2. Diction • An author’s choice of words • Choice of use and words in speech or writing • The style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words

  3. Imagery • metaphors and similes: the figurative language, especially metaphors and similes, used in poetry, plays, and other literary works • mental images: a set of mental pictures produced by the memory or imagination or conjured up by a stimulus • images in artistic work: the pictorial images found in works of art such as paintings and sculptures, or the art or process of making such images

  4. Detail • In composition, a particular item of information that supports an idea or contributes to an overall impression, in an essay, report, or literary work. • Carefully chosen pieces of information that are well organized and help make a piece of writing more precise, vivid, convincing, and interesting.

  5. Tone • encompasses the attitude toward the subject and toward the audience • it may be formal, informal, intimate, solemn, etc. • Each piece of literature has at least one theme, or central question about a topic, and how the theme is approached in the work is considered tone.

  6. Syntax • the organization of words in sentences • the ordering of and relationship between the words and other structural elements in phrases and sentences • an explanation of, or set of rules for, producing grammatical structures according to the ‘syntax’ of language

  7. In conclusion… • These five elements work together to create voice in a piece of writing. • In order for the piece to be compelling, all five must take an equal part

  8. What does this mean for YOU? • Bellwork Assignments • Worksheets focusing on the five elements of voice • All responses must be in complete sentences • Critical thinking is required • Refer to the text in your response • Graded for level of understanding and synthesis

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