Precision of language.pdf

Precision of language

1. Precision
of
language
Miss Aneal's Class
The Giver by Lois Lowry

2. What is
precision of
language?

3. Precision of language means making sure to use the
right word to express EXACTLY what you want to
communicate.

4. "Distraught is too strong an
adjective to describe salmon
viewing." He turned and wrote
"distraught" on the instructional
board. Beside it he wrote
"distracted".
"I'm feeling apprehensive," he
confessed, glad that the
appropriate descriptive word
had finally come to him.
examples of
precision of
language

5. repeated
examples of
precision of
language
On the right, I have placed what
we may consider to be the
"normal" version of the word in
our own society.
family unit
dwelling
nurturer
family
home
nurse/ doctor
comfort object
toy

6. what effect does the precision
of language have on you as a
reader?
Write the answer in your notebook.

7. have we
missed
anything?
Try to find at least one
more "weird" term used
in the book that you
think is an example of
precision of language.
Share it with the class!