Journal Entry

•Describe how YOU are a paradox.

• Remember that your journal entries should be at LEAST one well developed paragraph in length (at least 5-7 sentences)

Paradox and Dream

John Steinbeck1966

What’s going on?

• Civil Rights Movement• Coming out from LGBT community• Vietnam War• Great Society-war on poverty• Radical 60’s-students became almost militant for reform; conversely, the hippies• End of the 60’s, lots of rioting with the revelation that Vietnam couldn’t be won and assassinations of MLK Jr. and Kennedy

Paradox and Dream- ¶1

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CtroWn7tWQ

Journal Entry• Reflect on what you have read so far.

• For example, do you think what Steinbeck has to say about Americans is true? Why or why not? What do you think he is trying to tell the reader (author’s message)?

• Remember that journal entries should be at least one well developed paragraph.

SOAPSTone

•Speaker•Occasion•Audience•Purpose•Subject•Tone

SOAPSTone

SpeakerWho is the speaker?

Whose voice is telling the story?

What can you tell or what do you know about the speaker that helps you understand the point of view expressed?

OccasionWhat is the time and place of the piece?

What is the current situation (to prompt the writing)?

Identify the context and tone of the writing (political, celebratory, observation, critique,etc).

AudienceWho are the readers to whom this piece is directed?

Does the speaker specify an audience?

Are the assumptions in the text about the general audience (education, gender, etc.)

SOAPSTone

PurposeWhat is the purpose? Why did the author write it?

What is the message?

How does the speaker convey this message?

SubjectWhat topic, content, ideas, are included in the text?

Is there more than one subject?

Does the author present the subject immediately to the reader or do you have to infer?

ToneWhat is the attitude of the author?

Is the author emotional, objective, neutral, or biased?

What types od diction, syntax, and imagery reflect the tone?

SOAPSTone

• Use your notes and the handout to identify each element of SOAPSTone in “Paradox and Dream”

• This is an INDEPENDENT activity. You need to work on your own to complete it.

• When you are finished, continue reading the essay independently in preparation for tomorrow’s activity.

Journal Entry• Reflect on what you have read so far.

• For example, do you agree with what Steinbeck has to say about Americans and their idea of home? Why or why not? Are we always looking for the bigger better home, and leaving home to find it? Agree or disagree, and explain.

• Remember that journal entries should be at least one well developed paragraph.

Rhetorical Devices

• Find at least 15 examples of rhetorical devices in “Paradox and Dream”

• You cannot count the same rhetorical device more than twice (i.e. you can only have two metaphors, etc.)

• You may work in pairs to complete this assignment.