Monday, September 22, 2014

09.22 - Country Tones

We started today's class with an activity looking at choices in diction (see "Tone and Diction with Gordon Dahlquist" below). We discussed the denotation and connotation of words in this selection and how different words impacted the meaning of the text.

Next, everyone worked with a partner to brainstorm common tones and choices in diction found in country music. Then, each person received lyrics to a country song which they were to annotate for tone and diction (taking note of the denotation and connotation of significant words) and ultimately write a paragraph describing just how country their song was. At the end of class, we discussed significant words that people noticed.

Handouts:

Tone and Diction with Gordon Dalhquist
Country Tones

Homework:

Finish writing your paragraph looking at how country your song is based on its use of tone and diction.

Class Site Bonus: Listen to the songs from today's class



No comments:

Post a Comment