Close-Reading Bingo

Weakness 5. "Full quotations" can't sit all by themselves like a quote island.

• "And love was why Brooks walked backwards everyday, guarding our vulnerable rear as we moved."  Source: http://thinking-anonymous.blogspot.com/

Weakness 1. Avoid "he says" quote introductions.

• In the excerpt from The Mezzanine  by Nicholson Baker, he writes with an elevated refinement that is both dignified and straight-forward.                                                                                                Source: http://morgan-happygolucky.blogspot.com/

Weakness 9. Don't say "this" without putting a noun or a noun phrase after it.

• This gives the impression of a fancy an intimidating lobby.                                      Source: http://skullandglossbones3.blogspot.com/

Weakness 6. "Avoid the verbs "use" and "shows."

• In the exerpt from Cather in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, utilizes a use of simple, but complex vocabulary. Source: http://barrellxc2012.blogspot.com/

My Favorite Response:

• In the excerpt from "The Catcher and the Rye," Salinger's noisy, comical banter highlights his childish gullibility. Although he is a teenager, he makes no effort to compose in impressive vocabulary. He describes his childhood with the word "lousy" and a general introduction as "stuff that bores me." On the subject of his parents, he says "they're touchy as hell." Salinger has no boundaries as to what can be said; he lets Holden say what he wants about everything in life. Writing with such a low, familiar diction emphasizes how some teenagers truly feel about their home life and their story.                                                                                                                                             Source: http://laughapalooza22.blogspot.com/