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Word Study

 * New Word: Virulent
 * Make a four-square: Definition, Part of Speech, Synonyms, Sentence

Which word?
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Mini-Lesson: Diction Analysis

 * "The Facebook Addiction Spreads"
 * Hand-out: Writing a Style Analysis

Homework

 * Write Tone Thesis+Diction Paragraph (See the chart below.) You should have a MINIMUM 8 SENTENCES.
 * Continue reading and journaling.

** Thesis Sentence: ??? **


 * Topic Sentence ||   ||
 * Concrete Detail ||  Facebook is an “unrelenting virulence” of “epidemic” proportions consuming college campuses like a “pestilence.”  ||
 * Commentary ||  Fowler’s words create an image of disease and distruction, spreading uncontrollably.  ||
 * Commentary ||  Instead of being an epidemic of medical…  ||
 * Concrete Detail ||   ||
 * CM ||   ||
 * CM ||   ||
 * CS ||   ||