Thursday, March 8, 2012

Homework and Vocabulary for March 8th

HW:  Finish reading "A Telephone Call."  Make sure the story is annotated to ensure success on   
          tomorrow's assignment.

5.      subjective—(adj.) slanted; biased; based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
§         subjectively, adverb—personally
§         subjectivity, noun—bias, prejudice
§         subjectiveness, noun—the quality of being biased or prejudiced
§         nonsubjective, adjective—objective; impartial

SAMPLE SENTENCES:
The grading, assignments, and tasks in English class are subjective in nature.

If the main character is the narrator of a story, the narration will be subjective.
1st person narration—subjective, partial, biased, prejudiced


6.      objective—(adj.) unbiased; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
§         objectively, adverb—impartially
§         objectivity, noun—neutrality; detachment
§         objectiveness, noun—uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
§         quasi-objective, adjective—semi-impartial
§         quasi-objectively, adverb—semi-neutrally

SAMPLE SENTENCES:
If the narrator of a story is an outsider with no personal investment in the plot, he/she would be considered OBJECTIVE.
3rd person narration—objective


NOUN
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
NOUN
—ity
(pity
—ive
(creative)

—ly
(sarcastically)
—ness
(happiness)