For Bible Lit: Pick a Psalm

“PICK A PSALM” STUDY

Directions:  Pick a psalm.  (There are 150 to choose from.)  Answer the following questions about your psalm.  You may type right on this page.  Be sure to put your name(s) on it.  

1.        What psalm did you choose to write about?

2.        What version of the Bible are you using?

3.       How many verses are in your psalm?

4.       Does your psalm tell who wrote it?  If yes, what’s the psalm writer’s name?  (If none is given, delete the name questions and this comment.)

5.       What is the overall TONE (happy, sad, angry, excited, etc…) of your psalm?  Answer the question in a complete sentence and explain WHY you think so.  [What words of the writer show that emotion?]

6.       Copy a line or sentence from the psalm you chose that is a little confusing to you.  Put quotation marks around it.  Then, tell what you think it means.

7.       Copy a line or sentence from the psalm you chose that you like best of all.  Put quotation marks around it.  Then, in a complete sentence tell why you like it.

8.       Find at least two of the following literary elements in your psalm.  Copy them and put them in quotation marks.  Then tell what literary element it is.  You will get one point for every literary element you identify up to a maximum of 10.                                                                                              

Simile (comparison using like or as)
Metaphor (comparison not using like or as)
Colloquialism (regional or cultural saying)
Personification (giving an object human characteristics)
Hyperbole (great exaggeration)
Vivid Imagery (Creating a picture with words)
Parallel Structure (Repeating words or phrases)

Assonance (Repeating vowel sounds in words, i.e. “How now brown cow”)

Alliteration (Repeating initial consonant sounds, i.e. “Peter Piper Picked a Peck”)

9.        Write a summary of your psalm.  In three sentences and in YOUR OWN WORDS summarize what this psalm was about.

Source Analysis

Unexplained Mysteries & Legends Project  Part 2:

ANALYZING SOURCES OF INFORMATION

You should have several slides for each source, explaining the following information:

1.  Identify the Source:         Title of article –

                                                Title of source (website) –

                                                Author  (if given) –

                                                Retrieval Date –

                                                URL –

                       

2.  Fact vs. Opinion

a. Overall, does this article seem to be mostly factual or mostly opinion?

b.  Identify or give an example of the factual content.  Identify or give an example of opinion statements, if possible.

3.  Identifying main ideas and supporting ideas of the article

a.  Summarize the main ideas of the source/article.

b.  Identify any important ideas that disagree with other sources. 

    

4.  Recognizing bias, point of view, and the author’s intent

a. What is the position of the author?  What is his/her bias or view of your topic?

Explain why. Bias means unacknowledged shaping of the information to match the author’s position.  Information may be omitted, understated, or overemphasized.

b. Why do you think the author wrote this article?  (What was his purpose? To inform?  To persuade you to buy or do something?  To warn you?  etc.)

5.  Identifying relevant background information about the source.

a.       What do you know about the author’s credentials?  (His/her background, education, experience, etc.)  Are they good or not?

b.      Would you trust this author’s opinion?  Why or why not?

c.       If you do not know the author, what else do you know about the source?  Is it a credible, good source?

d.      If you can’t find the author’s name, does that tell you anything about the value of this source?

6.  Judging content credibility of this source.

a.       Does the article use logical reasoning and explanations?   Explain.

b.      Does the article offer adequate support for its assertions (main points) to prove them?  In other words, has the author convinced you or would you need more information to believe that what he says is true?

c.       Did you read anything in other sources that contradicts the information given in this source?   If so, what is different?

d.      What kind of source/medium is this?  (Online article, TV show, newspaper article, book etc.)  Does the medium affect the way the information is presented?  How? (For example, movies tend to be more dramatic than print.)

Review for Tech Writing - "Cut and Paste" to your own document

QUOTATION MARKS RULES REVIEW              Name:____________________
Assignment:  Add and fix quotation marks, commas, capitalization, italics, and other punctuation in the sentences below.  PRINT

1. Do you know Dorothy Porter's poem The Ninth Hour?

2. “Of all the poems in my latest book she said this is the best. It's very dramatic she added

3. Lee's lecturer asked him why he hadn’t handed in his assignment.

4. Who said To be or not to be, that is the question asked Dr Meehan.

5. In his article Punctuation Tips Smith discusses the importance of commas 

6. Turning towards his student, he said Don’t leave yet He was frowning and clearly disapproved of something

7. Why haven’t you referenced that book he asked

8. I forgot where I got the quote she answered

9.  Have you ever seen the Statue of Liberty? Jerry asked.

10.  “I’m not going to the movie Hunger Games,” Tom said, Because I don’t have any money.”

11.  Mom is watching reruns of I Love Lucy on TV, the little girl said to the man at the door.

12.  Why don’t you go over to Kim’s house after school? Sally asked.

13.  Did Kara say, I can’t figure out problem # 9”

14.  Mrs. Curtiss said “Quotation marks can be complicated.

15.  I hope this wasn’t a test said Bryce.