Reading Standard

Because last week we gave a list to patty of all the things we were going to sell she went to go buy them and she told us that we would get them here by Tuesday this week. On Monday we worked on making the posters announcing the opening of the student store for Friday that way students can know ahead of time to bring their money.

So Tuesday, the merchandise arrived and we hanged the posters. We didn't get the refrigerator until Wednesday so we stored the items in the office until then. But because the refrigerator doesn't have a lock we still can't put in our drinks until that gets done. So instead we cleaned it and we moved the cabinet  that was in the wood shop to the library. We filled out a work request so they can install a lock and a request to get a cash box.

On Thursday, Melisa and Jazmine made an inventory chart so we  can keep track of all the items that we sell, which ones sell the most, and which ones sell the least. Ms. Pilcher gave us feedback on that and helped us out with figuring out the prices for each of our items and also with finding our profit.



Standard: 

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.) (See grade 11–12 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

In the following passage, the author describes his situation towards hospitalization and reveals that he is not a fan of such feelings, through figurative language, diction, and syntax. The author’s tone is seen as pessimistic and overwhelming.

The author reveals his negativity toward hospitalization through figurative language. Towards the end of the passage, in paragraph four, lines 53-62, the author uses repetition to emphasize how one as an individual changes from being a patient to an inmate. In the same lines, the author uses analogy to show the negative effect as well by making a reference to a patient to a prisoner. He compares both and reveals how being a patient is just as well as being a prisoner. The author uses the simile “ The hospital, a prosaic victorian building, looked for a moment like the tower of London.” to show the author’s shift from losing reality.

The author uses diction as well to obtain that negative feeling to get his tone across. In paragraph two, lines 26-27, the author uses imagery to explain the way he felt as he was being placed on a wheeled stretcher. He says that it made him think of a tumbril, which are dead- carts used in the French Revolution. This lets the reader know how he feels scared and nervous. The author also uses the description “ notorious torture chamber” to explain how the room he was in was rather tiny and how it set off that kind of vibe.

Finally, the author uses syntax throughout the passage to establish the tone in which he reveals his feelings of nervousness. In the beginning of the passage, lines 20-23, the author uses short sentences to communicate the repetitive emotions he is feeling when he is in the hospital. The author also uses long complex sentences to further establish and emphasize his tone, he uses these sentences in the first paragraph, lines 5-15,. Here he explains the terrible dread of being in his situation.

In conclusion, the author uses figurative language, such as repetition and similes, diction, and syntax to describe his overall tone of the passage, which are feelings of negativity, nervousness, and overwhelming.