1.Read the following quote:
“When Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' was first published in 1966, he characterised it as the first "non-fiction novel". What remains remarkable about it, even in a market suffused with narrative history, is Capote's ground-breaking ability to fuse fact with the hard-won skills of fiction. The book – for which he made a reputed 8000 pages of research notes – is plotted and structured with taut writerly flair. Its characters pulse with recognisable life; its places are palpable. Careful prose binds the reader to his unfolding story. Put simply, the book was conceived of journalism and born of a novelist.”--Reviewed for http://www.independent.co.uk/ by Kate Colquhoun
“When Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' was first published in 1966, he characterised it as the first "non-fiction novel". What remains remarkable about it, even in a market suffused with narrative history, is Capote's ground-breaking ability to fuse fact with the hard-won skills of fiction. The book – for which he made a reputed 8000 pages of research notes – is plotted and structured with taut writerly flair. Its characters pulse with recognisable life; its places are palpable. Careful prose binds the reader to his unfolding story. Put simply, the book was conceived of journalism and born of a novelist.”--Reviewed for http://www.independent.co.uk/ by Kate Colquhoun
Reflect on the above quote carefully. Do you agree or disagree with Ms. Colquhoun? Did you find examples of the “taut writerly flair” and that its characters “pulse with recognisable life”? Explain.
2. Read and annotate opening passage
Threads to focus on:
- Western Terminology- anything that lets you know this town is NOT East Coast
- Negative (ending, dying out, demise of things)
- Tone shifts and words that create tone
- People that help create the setting- how are they characterized and how does it contribute to the description of this town?
3. Read sample rhetorical analysis essay and discuss:
-What is the purpose of this essay?
-What makes it a strong essay?
-Where does the student talk about the text’s content or meaning?
-Where does the student talk about the text’s style and structure?
-How familiar does this kind of writing feel to you?
Homework:
- Look over your dialectical journals for ICB. Find one or two passages where you feel the language is particularly poignant and read what you wrote about it on the right-hand side. Is there anything else you would add to your analysis of the passage after practicing close reading in class today?
- For H.W., choose one of these passages (you may add onto it if you need to make it longer, just refer to your books!) and write an analysis of the piece. Try to do what the student did--analyze how Capote wrote what he wrote as well as the effect and intent of the passage.
- This may be hand-written. Due next class. Roughly 2 pages.
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