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- Please take this anonymous school survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JTVXFS6
- Grammar (please copy/fix the following sentence): And I stood their in a transe
of plesure realising that this Southern England is not only a grand
penninsula and a tradition and a civilisation it is something even more
admirable.
- Today, you will see the answer in your reading (so check it when you find the sentence).
- Our next elements to consider in story composition are atmosphere and tone (please define both in notes). At first glance, they may appear to be the same thing as they
both have something to do with feeling. But, in literature, there is a
distinction. Atmosphere tells us the way a story makes the reader feel. Tone tells us the attitude the narrator has toward his subject and us.
* You'll be reading an essay. Here are some introductory remarks to assist you.
- G. K. Chesterton (1874--1936) is staying at a house (perhaps a
friend's?) in the country and decides to go out on the downs (rolling
grass hills) to draw.
- He has a few chalks but needs to get some paper. He likes to use brown paper for chalk drawings.
- He informs the reader that he is not going out to draw "Nature," which was the common thing to do in that day.
- Chesterton breaks off onto an idea that though ancient poets might
not have described nature as some do closer to his day, it is not
because they were less blessed by it. In fact, they probably drank it
in more deeply in times past.
- He realizes he has no white chalk.
- The color white causes Chesterton to meditate on things many people
assume to be blank, void, neutral, unimportant, or dull. Some people
see the color white, sexual purity, and virtue in general as falling
into this dull zone. Chesterton knows otherwise.
- Chesterton recalls his location, and all is well.
- Assignment: as you read, note any words or phrases that pertain
to atmosphere or tone. You may write them in your notes or mark them
with a .pdf editor on your iPad.
- If you finish early, you may do Journal 11 (otherwise you will work on it in class, tomorrow): Atmosphere and Tone
- What feelings
communicate to you? Is this a scary environment? A safe environment? A
jovial environment? Is this a dull world of walking and chalk? A
wonderful world of walking and chalk? A deadly world or walking and
chalk?
- Tone
- What is Chesterton's attitude toward brown paper? Nature? The color white? White chalk? England, generally?
- How does
Chesterton seem to view the reader? Does he seem to be an
intellectually superior Brit? Does he seem timid? Does he seem frank?
Do you picture him smiling or scowling or laughing or sneering or
blankly staring?
- Discussion:
- Compare notes
- Let's discuss
* If you finish early, read our next tale: "The Wing of Dalua" by Hilaire Belloc.
HW: Finish Journal 11
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