Chreia. Use your device to look up this word and be prepared to share with the class. A formal structure for writing about a commonly known saying.

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1 January 19th Composition Chreia Use your device to look up this word and be prepared to share with the class. A formal structure for writing about a commonly known saying. The saying has some universal life lesson to it, like a proverb, maxim, etc. Comes from ancient Greek/Roman classical ways of education An essay that begins to combine expository and persuasive techniques DOL 51 January 19 th ~thwarted ~in ~there ~intentions ~by ~there ~youth ~romeo ~and ~juliet ~agreed ~that ~it ~is ~best ~to ~just ~go ~steady 1

2 SUPER above superlative superfluous LESSON 8 Your Key Words CAEDO, CEDIDI, CAESUM, etc. to cut precise concise herbicide LUEIN, LUTOS loosen, capable of being untied analyze catalyst analysis SOLVO, SOLUTUM, ETC. loosen, untie resolve resolute absolve ENCONIUM January 19 th In order to write the enconium, you must understand the author and the quote. What did you learn? 2

3 CHREIA Next Level January 19th ENCONIUM 1. Make sure your "praise" is specifically related to the quote. Research if needed. 2. Avoid using cliches or "easy" language, telling your audience what they know or think, and making assertions your don't or can't prove: 1. "founding father" 2. "everyone knows" 3. good, smart, important DOL 52 January 20 th ~after ~a ~brief ~but ~passionate ~buss ~on ~the ~lips ~the 2 ~young ~people ~parted ~for ~there ~respective ~abodes 3

4 January 20th Paraphrase 1. Make sure you understand the perspective and the meaning of the quote. 2. Paraphrase is creative repetition: > Replace words or phrases and change sentence structure > Use different visual images > Use hyperbole or it's opposite > It's might actually be okay to use cliche here... January 20th Cause/Relevance in the 8th Grade 1. Another way to think of this is to retell the quote in the form of a GENERAL story. > Recognize the truth of the saying > BRIEFLY Tell what happens to someone if the wisdom is heeded > BRIEFLY Tell what needs to be done to heed it and what needs to be avoided > BRIEFLY identify the who what where when and why of the actions NOTE: This is like a combination of the Context and Compare paragraphs we learned about last week. It is a GENERAL story based on facts, not one you borrowed from someone else. 4

5 VOCAB 8a JUNO January 21st Log on to Juno and open Vocab 8a. Work independently until I can check your flashcards/study materials. January 21st Let's see where we are The wisdom of the great Thomas Jefferson should be pondered and treasured. He dedicated his immense talents and abilities to establish a just and righteous government for the people of the United States. He risked his life seeking the good of the entire country when he might easily have dedicated himself to personal enrichment alone, as so many others did. His passion for our burgeoning nation did not end with the American Revolution. Shortly after the Treaty of Paris was signed, at the request of a French official, Jefferson reflected on the practice of slavery in America and said, "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just." In looking at even his own practice of slavery, he could see the wrong and was struck with fear for the entire nation as he considered how God would view such a practice. In the early days of our country, a humble man would have enjoyed the successful bounty of this country from the work of his own two hands. Whether he was a farmer or a merchant, he would have worked hard, been honest in his dealings, and gone to church. Knowing that God punishes the wrong doers, he would have feared for his friends that might be failing God, and he would have called them to righteousness. 5

6 January 21st Contrast/Converse 1. Using the same subject as your last paragraph: > BRIEFLY Tell what happens to someone if the wisdom is NOT heeded > BRIEFLY Tell how someone ignores the wisdom of the quote might act > BRIEFLY identify the who what where when and why of these actions DOL 53 January 21st ~juliet ~returned ~home ~only ~to ~find ~that ~her ~parents ~had ~plans ~for ~her ~evening ~and ~they ~had ~invited ~the ~repugnant ~paris ~to ~dinner 6

7 January 20th ANALOGY Paragraph What is it? Similar Action Chreia Action: Ignoring God's will Results: Judgement Day woes!! How are the results the same? They are both ruined. January 22th ANALOGY Paragraph Like a gambling fool, who irresponsibly gambles away all his money on the spin of a wheel, so is a nation that ignores God's justice. The fool will find his pockets emptied. He will meet poverty just as the unrighteous nation will meet its demise. 7

8 January 22th Example Paragraph Three Questions Who did something wrong? What did they do? How were they punished? January 22th ANALOGY Paragraph Consider Israel's history. From the beginning, God had blessed them with a green, fertile land flowing with milk and honey. Yet because they disobeyed him and were unjust to the poor, the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Babylonians, and they lost their freedom as a nation. 8

9 DOL 53 January 22nd ~juliet ~endured ~the ~odious ~evening ~with ~her ~parents ~pushing ~paris ~at ~her ~at ~every ~opportunity. ~she ~felt ~like ~a ~piece ~of ~meat ~in ~a ~pool ~of ~piranhas DOL 53 January 22nd ~late ~that ~night ~romeo ~clambered ~up ~the ~tree ~under ~the ~window ~to ~juliets ~room ~rapped ~on ~the ~window ~and ~was ~ardently ~greeted ~by ~his ~love ~the ~fair ~juliet 9