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Words Paint a Thousand Pictures Analyzing
Writers Craft

• Presented by Kelly Philbeck
• kelly.philbeck_at_education.ky.gov

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Meeting Materials are on www.kellyphilbeck.com
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Craft of Artists

• Analyze the following two paintings and jot down
  some similarities and some differences that you
  see.
• What similarities do you notice about the
  artists techniques?
• What differences do you see in
• the artists style?

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Compare and Contrast
Grant Woods American Gothic
Edvard Munchs The Scream
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Writers CraftWords Paint a Thousand Pictures
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What is Writers Craft?

• Craft is the art of writing. It is the writers
  intentional use of the following to create an
  effect on the reader
• figurative language
• snapshots/imagery/details
• thought-shots
• word choice/word placement
• sound/dialogue
• sentence structure/stylistic devices
• text features
• text structure

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Writers Craft Encompasses

• Style
• Tone
• Voice
• Audience Awareness
• Structure/Organization
• Technique

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Categories of Craft

• Word Craftcareful, deliberate word choice
• Structural Craftorganizational features
• Audible Craftsound choices
• Visual Craftprint features
• Laminack Ray

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Word Craft

• Deliberate, artful choice of words Ray 1999
• Figurative language
• Word Choice
• Vivid verbs
• Imagery
• Details

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Structural Craft

• Organizational Framework of the Writing Ray
  1999
• Text structure
• Paragraph types
• Transitional devices
• Parallel structure
• Repetition
• Page Layout/White Space

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Audible Craft

• Language that Lingers Laminack 2007
• Noticed without even seeing the print Laminack
  2007
• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Onomatopoeia
• Rhythm
• Cadence
• Hard/Soft Sounds

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Visual Craft

• Thoughtful, artful placement of text on a page
  Laminack 2007
• Must be seen to be noticed Laminack 2007
• Print Features (bold, italics, fonts,
  punctuation)
• Line breaks
• White space
• Graphicspictures, illustrations, charts, maps

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Build a Quality Instructional Ladder

• Preparing for the Task
• Reading Processes
• Transition to Writing
• Writing Processes
• Formative Assessment Rungs
• SA, ER, ODW

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ELA 8th Grade

• RL.8.4
• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as
  they are used in a text, including figurative and
  connotative meanings analyze the impact of
  specific word choices on the meaning and tone,
  including analogies or allusions to other texts.

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ELA 8th Grade

• L.8.5
• Demonstrate understanding of figurative language,
  word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
• A. Interpret figures of speech in context.
• B. Use the relationship between particular words
  to better understand each of the words.

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Task 21Informational/Analysis

• How does figurative language impact the meaning
  and tone of writing? After reading a variety of
  poetry, song lyrics, and narrative texts, write
  an literary analysis in which you analyze how the
  authors use of figurative language impacts the
  meaning and tone of the texts, providing examples
  to clarify your analysis.
• 8th ELA

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Build a Quality Instructional Ladder

• Preparing for the Task
• Reading Processes
• Transition to Writing
• Writing Processes
• Formative Assessment Rungs
• SA, ER, ODW

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Analyzing Writers Craft

• Lets analyze for Literary Devices and Figurative
  Language.
• First, read over your cheat sheet!
• Take a moment to refresh your memory of literary
  devices figurative language.

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NowBeyonces Halo

• Listen to the song.
• As you listen, underline ANY literary devices or
  figurative language that you see.
• ONLY underline the devices/language!

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Figurative Language Refresher

• Remember figurative language is language that
  cannot be taken literally.
• For example,
• Line 1 Remember those walls I built
• Is Beyoncé known for traveling the United States
  with a hard hat, bricks and mortar, building
  walls?
• NO! As listeners, we have to make inferences of
  her intended meaning by analyzing her use of
  figurative language.

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Beyonces Experience with Walls
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Halo

• Beyoncé's Halo
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vVyR7yoDBQSg

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Halo x 2

• Now that youve underlined examples of literary
  devices and figurative language, were going to
  listen to Halo again.
• This time, as youre listening, use your list of
  terms to LABEL each item that you have
  underlined.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vVyR7yoDBQSg

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Discussion!

• What evidence of literary devices/figurative
  language did you find in the lyrics?
• Quote them. (Claim them!)
• Label them. (Name them!)
• Explain the authors purpose. (Frame them!)
• Why did Beyoncé and her co-authors choose to use
  those literary/figurative language devices?
• What do the devices mean?

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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Remember those walls I built


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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Remember those walls I built wallsmetaphor


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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Remember those walls I built wallsmetaphor To show that shes been hurt before and is guarding her emotions/ heart
Now, its your turn!

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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Remember those walls I built wallsmetaphor To show that shes been hurt before and is guarding her emotions/ heart
they didnt even put up a fight personification To show that she is really in love now, not fighting it
I got my angel now metaphor and/or allusion To show emotional significance of new love
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Build a Quality Instructional Ladder

• Preparing for the Task
• Reading Processes
• Transition to Writing
• Writing Processes

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Task 19 Informational/Synthesis

• How can consumers make smart financial decisions?
  After reading informational texts on consumer
  spending, write an article for our classroom
  consumerism magazine in which you explain how to
  make smart financial decisions. Support your
  discussion with evidence from the texts.
• 6th Life Skills/SS Economics

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Big Idea Consumer Decisions6th Grade Life Skills

• Academic Expectations
• 2.30 Students evaluate consumer products and
  services and make effective consumer decisions.
• 2.33 Students demonstrate the skills to evaluate
  and use services and resources available in their
  community.
• 4.4 Students demonstrate the ability to accept
  the rights and responsibilities for self and
  others.
• 5.4 Students use a decision-making process to
  make informed decisions among options.

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Big Idea Economics

• Students need to understand how their economic
  decisions affect them, others, the nation and the
  world.
• The purpose of economic education is to enable
  individuals to function effectively both in their
  own
• Academic Expectations
• 2.18 Students understand economic principles and
  are able to make economic decisions that have
  consequences in daily living. 6th
  Economics/Life Skills

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Bridging with Writers Craft

• Analyzing Writers Craft is essential to modeling
  the type of writing product you want students to
  create.
• If you want an article, analyze how professional
  writers craft articles.
• If you want a science lab report, analyze
  scientific writers craft science lab reports.
• If you want a historical analysis essay, analyze
  how professional writers craft historical essays.

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Build a Quality Instructional Ladder

• Preparing for the Task
• Reading Processes
• Transition to Writing
• Writing Processes

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Writers Craft Text Features

• 3 Papers in front of you
• Writers Craft Text Features Sheet
• 3 Column Chart (separate sheet)
• How to Keep a Lid on Holiday Spending article

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Lets Analyze Text Features in an Article

• Step 1 Skim over your Writers Craft Text
  Features definitions list
• Step 2 Look at your article
• How to Keep a Lid on Holiday Spending
• Step 3 Underline any text features you see
• Step 4 Label the text features
• Step 5 Complete the Writers Craft chart

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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Lady carrying lots of shopping bags
How to Keep a Lid on Holiday Spending
Savvy tips for giving great gifts to everyone on your list--without breaking the bank.
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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Lady carrying lots of shopping bags Picture/graphic
How to Keep a Lid on Holiday Spending Main Title
Savvy tips for giving great gifts to everyone on your list--without breaking the bank. Sub Title
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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Lady carrying lots of shopping bags Picture/graphic To illustrate how over-shopping/ over-spending during the holidays can weigh you down
How to Keep a Lid on Holiday Spending Main Title To catch/draw in the readers interest/attention
Savvy tips for giving great gifts to everyone on your list--without breaking the bank. Sub Title To further explain the main title and the purpose of the article
Notice pic is not Santa or Money
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Find 3 More Examples of Text Features and Work
Through Your Writers Craft Chart
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Writers Craft Evidence
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Writers Craft Text Features

• 3 Papers in front of you
• Writers Craft Evidence
• 3 Column Chart (separate sheetflip over to
  analyze for evidence)
• How to Keep a Lid on Holiday Spending article

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Be More Specific

• Knowing evidence is important

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EvidenceCSI
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With Your Group

• Step 1 Take a moment to read the list of the 25
  types of evidence writers commonly use.
• Step 2 Highlight/underline evidence in How to
  Keep a Lid on Holiday Spending
• Step 3 Label evidence as the appropriate type
  from the list of 25 (some may serve multiple
  purposes)
• Step 4 Work through your Writers Craft Chart

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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Tis the season not only to be joly but to buy, explains Esther M. Berger
Nearly 15 of all Christmas gifts are returned.
The average American spends over 700
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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Tis the season not only to be joly but to buy, explains Esther M. Berger Quote from a Reliable Source
Nearly 15 of all Christmas gifts are returned. Percentages
The average American spends over 700 References to Money
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Analyzing Writers Craft
Claim It! Quote from the Work Name It! Label the Device/Technique Frame It! Explain/Analyze Authors Purpose
Tis the season not only to be joly but to buy, explains Esther M. Berger Quote from a Reliable Source The quote from the financial planner provides credibility
Nearly 15 of all Christmas gifts are returned. Percentages
The average American spends over 700 References to Money
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Find 3 More Examples of Evidence and Work Through
Your Writers Craft Chart
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Tips for Use

• I have students analyze writers craft on most
  everything we read.
• We started small
• Only looked at literary devices/figurative
  language for period of time
• Used with Lit Circles
• Students created our definition sheet
• Then we analyzed for stylistic devices, then text
  structure, etc. to build our writers eyes.

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Tips for Use

• I have students analyze writers craft on most
  everything we read.
• We keep craft sheets in sheet protectors in the
  middle of their 3 pronged writing folders.
• We refer back to craft findings for prewriting
  AND revision of writing.

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Sources

• Ray, Katie Wood. Wondrous Words. Urbana, IL
  NCTE, 1999.
• Laminack, Lester. Cracking Open Authors Craft.
  New York Scholastic, 2007.

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Meeting Materials are on www.kellyphilbeck.com