March 1, 2010Conventions Day 1Would the third sentence in Paragaph 1 be

readable without the commas? Why or why not?

Find two other places in the essay where punctuation should be corrected.“. . . and many, many more horrible things.”“. . . caught up in an unpleasant—and

seemingly unending—tale” OR “. . . caught up in an unpleasant (and seemingly unending) tale”

How does proper punctuation help a reader’s understanding?

Essential questions: 1. What images are in the poem?2. How can Web 2.0 tools help the reader make associations between what they read and the images the poet intends to evoke?

Imagery

What words or phrases could still be added?

Set transparent color!

Right click. Copy. Paste. BE PATIENT!

Recolor background picture—fade it!

•What does the size of certain words suggest about the imagery?•What does the color and font of the words suggest about the imagery?•What does the background picture suggest about the imagery?

How does the Wordle and background picture convey imagery in the poem?

Possible format: Slide 2

Element/Feature

Reasons You Included them

Font (Color)Font (Type)Picture

Size

Positioning