Unit 1: Reviewing Parts of Speech and How Diction Creates Meaning

How can grammar control a reader’s understanding and create a

distinguished style?

Learning Targets

• I can define and identify parts of speech in a text.• I can collaborate effectively with my peers by

staying focused on a task and contributing my own ideas. As a group we can create new ideas, present information and discuss our opinions.

• I can present my understanding of a topic to peers in an audible, organized, coherent manner.

• I can analyze impact of specific diction and its impact on a text’s meaning, style, or tone.

Diction

• The choice and use of words within a piece of writing

Parts of Speech

• Noun: a word used to identify people, places, things, or ideas

Parts of Speech

• Pronoun: a word that replaces a noun. Since it REPLACES a noun, a noun must be used FIRST.

Parts of Speech

• Adjective: a word that describes a noun; tells how many, what kind and which one

Parts of Speech

• Verb: a word that describes an action, state of being, or helps create tense

Parts of Speech

• Adverb: a word that describes a verb or adjective; tells when, where, how, why; normally ends in -ly

Parts of Speech

• Preposition: a word (usually appearing before a noun) that shows position, location, or relationships between words

Parts of Speech

• Conjunction: a word that links ideas together (FANBOYS)

Learning Targets

• I can define and identify parts of speech in a text.• I can collaborate effectively with my peers by

staying focused on a task and contributing my own ideas. As a group we can create new ideas, present information and discuss our opinions.

• I can present my understanding of a topic to peers in an audible, organized, coherent manner.

• I can analyze impact of specific diction and its impact on a text’s meaning, style, or tone.

Effects of Diction

Mood• The feeling or emotion a

piece of writing conveys

Tone• The author’s or speaker’s

attitude about a topic

His mood is upset

But his tone is threatening

Two Views of Diction

Denotation• This is the literal definition

of a word

Connotation• This is the emotional feeling

or CONNECTION people make with a word

Examine the following words – all used to describe someone who looks attractive – and rank them from most to least appropriate for a father to say to his daughter.

beautifulattractive

sexy

hotgood-looking