FROM LOVE’S VOCABULARY By: Diane Ackerman Pg. 163 Textbook

FROM LOVE’S VOCABULARY By: Diane Ackerman Pg. 163 Textbook

ANTICIPATION ACTIVITY Read the brief biography on page 163 about the author Now visit SCDISCUS.ORG and go under the A-Z Tab click on Biography Spend 10 minutes reading about the author Locate a minimum of 10 words that describe the author

QUICK REVIEW Figurative Language Metaphors Connotation

QUICK REVIEW Figurative Language Similes, Metaphors, Hypberbole, Alliteration, Allusion Metaphors Comparing without using like or as Connotation Positive/Negative Shades of meaning Cumulative Effect—Increasing in quantity

PAPER SET UP Column for Vocab Column for Answers Identify each answer with the corresponding letter on the slide

INTANGIBLE Definition Sentence

INTANGIBLE Definition—Something that is difficult to grasp or explain Sentence—No matter how hard I tried, his respect was intangible and never forth-coming.

A Read 1st Paragraph What is being compared in lines 2-4? What connotations do the words have? What is their cumulative effect?

CENTRAL IDEA? Author’s main point about a topic As we read, look for other ideas that develop the central idea!

B Identify the central idea Ackerman presents at the very beginning of the essay? How does she support this idea?

THINK ABOUT Limping from the latest skirmish Daring as gladiators Vast army of moods Discuss!

INTANGIBLE Ackerman states that love is difficult to touch or understand! What are other “intangible” qualities?

START 2ND PARAGRAPH

VOCABULARY Gyration Taproots Conjugation Piquant Ingredients Guise

C Re-read lines 28-40 Identify the simile *Describe the connotation of the simile

COMPREHENSION SUPPORT Main Idea Details Love is a small word for a big idea It has altered history. It has kindled art. It has fueled scandals. Complete similar chart for each important idea you encounter in the essay!

D Before starting lines 41 – 53 . *What are some facts, reasons, and examples that Ackerman uses to support her idea that love “can mean almost nothing or absolutely everything” Begin reading!

GUISE Explain what factors might influence the guise in which love comes

TONE Reminder: the author’s attitude toward the subject or the reader Conveyed through word choice and the feelings or images that these words create

E “Since all we have is one word, we talk about love in increments or unwieldy rations . What is the author’s tone in this passage? Explain how the author’s choice of words creates this tone.

F Lines 74-77 How does Ackerman’s description of Elizabeth Barrett Browning relate to the earlier statement in line 15-18 “Love is the white light of emotion. It includes many feelings which, out of laziness and confusion, we crowd into one simple word. Art is the prism that sets them free.”

G Lines 85-93 How does the example of the ancient Egyptian woman in the Detroit automobile factory create a bridge between ideas? What are those ideas? In what way is their order significant? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

SUPPLE Explain what a supple vocabulary of love would include

GRADATION Name some words that describe gradations of hate

H Lines 138-140 Explain the simile in these lines. What comparison is made? What does it say about love?

I Remember that tone is the author’s attitude toward the subject or the reader ! Tone can be determined by analyzing a writer’s word choice! Re-read lines 143-145 “People search for love as if it were a city lost beneath the desert dunes, where pleasure is the law, the streets are lined with brocade cushions, and the sun never sets.” Explain the tone of the description! Cite the word choices that create that tone!

J Authors sometimes repeat ideas in order to reinforce them! Look at lines 126-127 “Values, customs, and protocols may vary from ancient days to the present, but not the majesty of love.” Read the last paragraph—134-135 Which sentence in the final paragraph repeats the idea expressed in lines 126-127? How does the second statement expand on the first statement?

THINK/SHARE What is love? Discuss how love is described in the essay.

POETRY ASSIGNMENT What is a good love poem? Write a poem that is precise, individual, and descriptive, but that does not contain clichés or curse words.

CHALLENGE TASK Last year we discussed what an ALLUSION was. In line 136— Why would a love say that “parting (is) more than sweet sorrow”? 1. Identify the allusion 2. 25 points EXTRA CREDIT to the first!!