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Analyzing Voice in Moby Dick Essay

This assignment focuses on characterizing the author's voice in an essay discussing "Moby Dick." Students are encouraged to identify phrases that convey an inspired voice and explore why this choice was made. The final draft should include proper MLA format for quotations and be proofread by a classmate. Additional tasks include Vocabulary Brochure work and preparing a genre project with relevant quotations. Different learning strategies for understanding life during the Dust Bowl period are discussed, with an emphasis on excluding one option. Homework includes continued reading and preparing for the Vocabulary Brochure.

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Analyzing Voice in Moby Dick Essay

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  1. February 14, 2011 Voice “Moby Dick is a Whale” Day 3 inspired • How would you characterize the author’s voice in this essay? • Highlight or circle phrases that convey this voice. • Why might the author have chosen this voice? “bounteous feeling,” “awe-inspiring,” “rich in reverie” The author is stating the many excellent qualities of the book, so an inspired voice is appropriate for the subject

  2. Student Goals Write final draft. • Add page numbers after quotations using MLA format. • Have a classmate revise and proofread using the Review tools! • Save your final draft in the shared folder. • Load to your wiki page. • Print a clean copy. Work on Vocabulary Brochure. Prepare genre project by finding quotations that support attribute.

  3. If you wanted to learn more about life in the Dust Bowl, all of these strategies would be helpful EXCEPT Learning Log Monday, February 14, 2011 • interviewing an elderly person who was a child during this time • conducting an Internet search of the Dust Bowl • reading brochures for historical sites in Oklahoma • reading a book about Karen Hesse Explain how you decided which answer was the EXCEPTION!

  4. Homework • Keep reading! • Use post-its to mark places in text to support attributes. • Be ready to finish Vocabulary Brochure tomorrow.

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