Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Close Reading Bingo

Common Weakness
1.JimmehFTW
    "His defiant and thick skinned nature jumps out when he explains that all the background information about his life is just "David Copperfield kind of crap" that bores him."
    This has phrases that are vague, which is common weakness number 3. Above is just one of the sentences to which I found.
            
2.Happy Go Lucky 
    "In the excerpt from The Mezzanine  by Nicholson Baker, he writes with an elevated refinement that is both dignified and straight-forward."
    This phrase is common weakness  is to vague which is number 3.

3.To Kill A Mockingjay
   "Baker describes his surroundings as "towering volumes of marble and glass" and "long glossy highlights to each of the black rubber handrails"."
   This phrase had punctuation was in the wrong place. Which is number 8 on the weakness paper. 
 
4.Bookworm Days
    "The language that used is not over sophisticated, yet it is neither vulgar nor blunt."
   This phrase was weakness number 6. the usage of  "use"

Best Overall 
1. The Average Life of a Teenage Bookworm
    "In J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, the coarsely low-level formality, barefaced connotation, and caterwauling sound convey the matter-of-fact attitude the character has towards his situation. Salinger describes the parents as "touchy as hell" but also as "nice and all" which suggests that the character cares for his parents but has to give reason for not explaining his childhood. He has no patience for small talk or background information referring to it as that "kind of crap." The skipping of details infers the apathetic regard and reluctance of speaking about the topic and telling people his story in general." 

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