Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 9Unit 1Lesson 4

Annotation and evidence

Analyze Diction and Syntax Together

Today: Explain how word choice and sentence structure jointly create an effect.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.List the active verbs.

  2. 2.Where does the sentence break?

B

Learn

Analyze Diction and Syntax Together

Craft elements operate together. Diction provides associations; syntax controls relation, pace, emphasis, and sequence.

Identify a consequential word, map the sentence structure, note the point of emphasis, and explain their combined effect.

Study the model

Accumulating clauses + violent verbs → escalating pressure

C

Read

Original PRA passage

The tide climbed the posts, swallowed the lower step, pressed against the door—and waited.
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Analyze Diction and Syntax Together

Grade 9Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.What pattern do the first verbs create? ELA-9-01-04-Q1

  2. 2.Why is waited surprising? ELA-9-01-04-Q2

  3. 3.What does the dash accomplish? ELA-9-01-04-Q3

  4. 4.How do diction and syntax combine? ELA-9-01-04-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Write an analytical paragraph about the sentence's final two words.

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