Monday, October 29, 2018

10/29/18 class notes

- We started class off today by by talking about the importance of clarity in language
- Also talking about the functions of allusions in fiction.

Clarity v.s Specificity
- Show evidence of close reading.

Specify- Which details matter?
 Who? What? When ?

Remove the clutter
Efficiency= Maximum content minimal words. 

After we talk about the those notes. we watched a scene from the office a evaluated a scene from Michael.
- we had to say if Michael was specific, clear, or if he was wrong.
my group came to a agreement that he never lies but also was not telling the whole story and hides key details.
- We then went over a paragraph that a professor at Dartmouth college talked about verbs, and how to use them in a essay.
- Reward/Define
Define- audience
We then went over what allusion was
Allusion- reference to something outside.
We then watched the opening scene to Space Odyssey.
and went over the allusion in that.
Outside- Planetary alignment, dramatic Music.
Inside- Dawn of humanity
Auto=space Odyssey.
Dominant audience vs subsidiary
The right allusions build Credibility.
Also
You have until 11:59 to resubmit your essay.

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