"On Keeping a Notebook" - Discussion

Question 1

SOAPSTONE

Answer 1

• S: Didion, observant, self absorbed
• O: justification
• A: reassurance of ego
• P: justify (argue) her manner of a notebook
• S: allusions to her own entries, quotes from others
• TONE: honest, reflective, intelligent

Question 2

focus: appeal to ethos

Answer 2

• ethos is an apple to establish the credibility of the author
• rhetorical device that authors use to strengthen an argument

Question 3

how to appeal to ethos

Answer 3

• cite titles
• cite experience
• use appropriate vocabulary
• demonstrate “fairness”
• borrow credibility

Question 4

step 1

Answer 4

Didion

Question 5

step 2

Answer 5

alludes

Question 6

step 3

Answer 6

to her own notebook entries to

Question 7

step 4

Answer 7

support her stance that notebooks are more about who is doing the writing than what is written

Question 8

claim: didion composes rhetorical questions to convey her purpose for keeping a writer’s notebook. what do you do next?

Answer 8

you find textual support

Question 9

didion implements extended metaphors ________

Answer 9

to explore how writing complements the memory and helps you to define your identity

Question 10

the writer integrates ________

Answer 10

complex sentence structure

Question 11

didion composes rhetorical questions ________

Answer 11

to convey her purpose for keeping a writer’s notebook

Question 12

joan didion utilizes ______

Answer 12

varied syntax