Re-read "The Zero Meter Diving Team" The Zero Meter Diving Team by Jim Shepard Identify as many images as you can. Are they all visual? Do you see

Re-read​ ​"The​ ​Zero​ ​Meter​ ​Diving​ ​Team"

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• ● Identify​ ​as​ ​many​ ​images​ ​as​ ​you​ ​can.
• ○ Are​ ​they​ ​all​ ​visual?
• ○ Do​ ​you​ ​see​ ​any​ ​aural​ ​or​ ​tactile​ ​imagery?
• ○ Do​ ​you​ ​see​ ​any​ ​patterns​ ​of​ ​images​ ​or​ ​repeated​ ​images?
• ● Evaluate​ ​the​ ​effects​ ​these​ ​images​ ​have.

○ How​ ​do​ ​they​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​the​ ​story​ ​and​ ​its​ ​meanings?

• ● Write​ ​a​ ​cause-effect​ ​thesis​ ​statement​ ​that​ ​identifies​ ​at​ ​least​ ​one​ ​pattern​ ​of​ ​images
• in​ ​the​ ​story​ ​as​ ​a​ ​cause​ ​and​ ​identifies​ ​several​ ​interesting​ ​effects​ ​(or​ ​results).
• ● Put​ ​this​ ​thesis​ ​statement​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​of​ ​your​ ​response.

○ For​ ​example:​ ​In​ ​"The​ ​Zero​ ​Meter​ ​Diving​ ​Team,"​ ​Shepard​ ​uses​ ​repeated images​ ​of​ ​fire​ ​(or​ ​radioactivity,​ ​or​ ​rivers,​ ​or​ ​dry​ ​mouths,​ ​or​ ​animals,​ ​etc.)​ ​to evoke​ ​a​ ​tone​ ​of...,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​suggest​ ​a​ ​character​ ​who...,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​support​ ​one theme​ ​that....

● Skip​ ​a​ ​few​ ​lines​ ​and​ ​start​ ​your​ ​outline.

○ You​ ​should​ ​have​ ​at​ ​least​ ​five​ ​main​ ​sections:

1. Introduction

a. including​ ​your​ ​thesis,​ ​which​ ​identifies​ ​one​ ​pattern​ ​of​ ​images

and​ ​at​ ​least​ ​three​ ​effects​ ​(tone,​ ​character,​ ​conflict​ ​or​ ​theme,

etc.)

2. Body​ ​paragraph​ ​one

a. specific​ ​imagery​ ​and​ ​effect​ ​on​ ​tone,​ ​for​ ​example 3. Body​ ​paragraph​ ​two

a. specific​ ​imagery​ ​and​ ​effect​ ​on​ ​character 4. Body​ ​paragraph​ ​three

a. specific​ ​imagery​ ​and​ ​effect​ ​on​ ​theme 5. Conclusion

• ○ In​ ​the​ ​outline,​ ​represent​ ​each​ ​body​ ​paragraph​ ​with​ ​a​ ​claim​ ​in​ ​the​ ​form​ ​of​ ​a topic​ ​sentence.
• ○ In​ ​the​ ​outline,​ ​make​ ​note​ ​of​ ​the​ ​evidence​ ​from​ ​the​ ​story​ ​that​ ​you​ ​would​ ​use to​ ​support​ ​your​ ​claims.​ ​Cite​ ​at​ ​least​ ​one​ ​direct​ ​quotation​ ​from​ ​the​ ​story​ ​in each​ ​body​ ​paragraph.​ ​Make​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​write​ ​this​ ​and​ ​cite​ ​this​ ​accurately.
• ● Write​ ​an​ ​MLA​ ​formatted​ ​Work​ ​Cited​ ​entry​ ​for​ ​the​ ​story. ●
• ● Post​ ​your​ ​thesis​ ​statement​ ​and​ ​outline​ ​to​ ​the​ ​discussion​ ​board​ ​by​ ​clicking​ ​on​ ​the
• title​ ​of​ ​this​ ​activity​ ​or​ ​through​ ​the​ ​Discussion​ ​Board​ ​main​ ​menu​ ​on​ ​the​ ​left.
• ● Respond​ ​to​ ​three​ ​of​ ​your​ ​peers,​ ​noting​ ​the​ ​two​ ​strongest​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​each​ ​post​ ​and
• one​ ​area​ ​which​ ​could​ ​be​ ​strengthened.