Literary Devices...

Good day to you all,

      Today is November 4, 2011.  Procedural writing is a specific genre that serves a specific goal.  Procedural writing teaches.  Procedural writing guides.  Procedural writing is concise.  It starts with a purpose, and arranges a method as a series of steps that provide exact instructions.

Below you will find a piece of procedural writing I have tried to complete for you.  Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to go back over the other 2 mini syllabi presented in the learning modules and evaluate me.  Grade me.  You will be provided with a checklist.  On the checklist, make comments and provide feedback on how I'm doing as a procedural writer.  What are your thoughts? 

- Does my writing have a purpose?

- Does my writing list a series of steps?

- Could a reader complete the task by following the instructions? 

                                                      LITERARY DEVICES

Description/Purpose

Survey, read, and follow this mini syllabus to identify Literary Devices and to use a wiki. 

For this Learning Experience you are presented with LITERARY DEVICES.  Literary Devices, for this lesson, are broken down in to two categories: Literary Techniques and Figurative Language.  (NOTE: Depending on who you speak with and/or what you read, Literary Techniques are often times substituted for "Literary Devices".  This can cause some confusion. For this learning experience please think of Literary Techniques and Figurative Language as two parts the make up Literary Devices.) 

     

      1.) Literary Techniques are tools and strategies that enhance a story in order to make is meaningful.  Techniques deal with the way a story is STRUCTURED.    These are the items in a story we love and remember.  From flashbacks to forshadowing, along with sub plots and plot twists, LITERARY TECHNIQUES are what make literature rich and engaging.

      2.) Figurative Language is a literary device that talented writers, film makers, and story tellers use to add depth and voice to their work.   

      -The wiki page is our way to demonstrate learning and share our new schema with each other.

A wiki ( ⁱ/ˈwɪki/ wik-ee) is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor.^[1][2][3] Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include community websites, corporate intranets, knowledge management systems, and note services. The software can also be used for personal notetaking.
Wikis may serve many different purposes. Some permit control over different functions (levels of access). For example, editing rights may permit changing, adding or removing material. Others may permit access without enforcing access control. Other rules may also be imposed for organizing content.
Ward Cunningham, the developer of the first wiki software, WikiWikiWeb, originally described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work."^[4] "Wiki" (pronounced [ˈwiti] or [ˈviti]) is a Hawaiian word meaning "fast" or "quick".^[5]

Learning Objectives/Targets
I can produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

Method/Procedure & Materials
1. Read through the mini syllabus to understand the task layout and learning target.
2. Click and "SURVEY" (scan/skim) the wiki page to see what is there. 
3. View the videos laid out for you in the order they are presented.
4. As you watch, pay attention to your thinking and post new learning, thoughts, schema, or questions on the wiki.
      Note: please post at least one comment for "Literary Techniques" and one comment for "Figurative Language"
5. Read through other peoples contributions and see if you can make any connections. 

From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher

School District of Waukesha

Waukesha STEM Academy