She brings up the theme of freedom and describes the way a weasel lives their everyday life with no regrets or fear. She feared without the bold approach of grim situations and ridiculous characters, her audience would miss her true messages which she felt vitally needed to be understood. Now, in summer, the steers are gone. Dillard primarily uses ethos and pathos to support her argument and concerning both, the reader discovers; inconsistencies in her character, and conflicts between her perceptions of the weasels emotions and its actions. In other words, he believes that being in a group surrounded by uniqueness is unsafe because we will not be able to think by ourselves and we as humans will follow the group and be a follower in life. [Read intervening paragraphs.] The goal is to foster student confidence when encountering complex text and to reinforce the skills they have acquired regarding how to build and extend their understanding of a text. 4 Twenty minutes from my house, through the woods by the quarry and across the highway, is Hollins Pond, a remarkable piece of shallowness, where I like to go at sunset and sit on a tree trunk. They think what man tells it to think. 11 He disappeared. Then even death, where you're going no matter how you live, cannot you part. So. 17 I think it would be well, and proper, and obedient, and pure, to grasp your one necessity and not let it go, to dangle from it limp wherever it takes you. Teachers could also assign the prompt as an in-class essay, but also use the following day for peer-to-peer feedback. (Q7) Dillard is careful to place these opposing descriptions (of the natural and man made) side-by-side. Then she compares it to humans. a 55 mph highway at one end. With these techniques, her whole impression of the essay establishes an adversary relationship between the natural world and the human world. "he lives in his den for two days". Make it violent? Although Merricat is mentally unstable, her outsiders perspective criticizes the social standard for women in the 1960s, indicating that social roles, marriage, and the patriarchy are not necessary aspects in life such as it is not necessary to have the same outlook on life as others. Ask the class to answer a small set of text-dependent guided questions and perform targeted tasks about the passage, with answers in the form of notes, annotations to the text, or more formal responses as appropriate. Human beings are creatures of caution and fear. ! Have students identify the use of alliteration. More than 80,000 otters - over 90% of the . For example when Hushpuppy got connected to nature she would hear a heartbeat or her mother talking to her. y z 8d 7$ 8$ H$ ]8^gd>: m$ d ^gd>: m$ 8d ]8^gd>: m$ ]^gd>: m$ $ d 7$ 8$ H$ gd>: m$ 4 d 7$ 8$ H$ gd>: m$# gd>: m$ # ; K . Read the essay out loud to the class as students follow along in the text. 10 Our look was as if two lovers, or deadly enemies, met unexpectedly on an overgrown path when each had been thinking of something else: a clearing blow to the gut. Much like a weasel who is forced to hunt for food, they know precisely where to bite in order to, Furthermore, Rifkin discusses the cognitive abilities of animals, by informing us that learning is passed on from parent to offspring. Through her vivid and truly descriptive imagery, one may see emphasize and glorification to the way of life these little creatures live. ! It will not help to try to imagine that one has webbing on one's arms, which enables one to fly around at dusk and dawn catching insects in one's mouth; that one has very poor vision, and perceives the surrounding world by a system of reflected high-frequency sound signals; and that one spends the day hanging upside down by one's feet in an attic. In paragraph 15, Dillard imagines going "out of your ever-loving mind and back to your careless senses." They both focus on the natural world and human living. Weasels are very tenacious creatures and what they have their eye set on something they want, they go and get it. The cruel but alluring diction is done to illustrate Dillards fascination with the weasels willingness to cease from existence because of their commitment to its choices and lifestyle. (LogOut/ 14 I would like to learn, or remember, how to live. Yet if I try to imagine this, I am restricted to the resources of my own mind, and those resources are inadequate to the task. Both Anne Dillard and Gordon Grice develop a unique perspective on life based on their observations of nature in their essays Living Like Weasels and The Black Widow. In Living Like Weasels, Dillard meditates on the value and necessity of instinct and tenacity in human life. Text Passage under DiscussionDirections for Teachers/Guiding Questions For Students1 A weasel is wild. Its kind of ironic. Whether it means giving a speech in front of an audience or dancing on a stage, no one likes it. In the novel, The Flamingo Rising, Larry Baker clearly shows that Louises identity is created more by the environment than by the individual. I tell you I've been in that weasel's brain for sixty seconds, and he was in mine. She describes the landscape of a shallow and murky pond covered in lily pads, surrounded by wilderness. When she sees the weasel Dillard says, "I've been in that weasel's brain for sixty seconds." As much as she would like to stay, it was her understanding that she belonged to a different world, just as the weasel belonged to another vastly different world, which caused her to leave without second thought. What is the effect of using this many comparisons instead of one or two? Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Twain views religion not as a path toward enlightenment, but as an excuse to butcher members of opposing faiths. The man could in no way pry the tiny weasel off, and he had to walk half a mile to water, the weasel dangling from his palm, and soak him off like a stubborn label. Ultimately, Dillards goal in preventing herself from staying on the hill was to parallel her encounter with the weasel. Using academic diction, Rifkin develops his main idea with evidence such as Caledonian crows being able to make tools to complete a task. $ y + * $ ! : Annie Dillards Teaching a Stone toTalk, Annie Dillards Living Like Weasels and On a Hill FarAway, Tempo, rhythm, and pacing in TGM Scene 6 (Scene 7 postbelow), Characterization via Relationships in TGM Scenes4-5. In the novel Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler paints a picture of a dystopia in the United States in which the current societal problems are overly exaggerated into the worst-case scenario. There was just a dot of chin, maybe two brown hairs' worth, and then the pure white fur began that spread down his underside. Upon hearing the mothers question, Dillard [wants] to make her as happy as possible, reward her courage, and run (98). Students should recognize that the questions are a way to trail off or to make things seem inconclusive. 305-310. Obedient to instinct, he bites his prey at the neck, either splitting the jugular vein at the throat or crunching the brain at the base of the skull, and he does not let go. Ed. contrasting things, such as a highway and a duck's nest, are interesting and surprising for readers. What is the purpose of these sentences? Sometimes he lives in his den for two days without leaving. Humans believe themselves to be the most advanced creature on earth and rebuff any teaching by the natives. According to Dillard, the life that a weasel lives is care free and passionate. The movie Beasts of the Southern Wild released in 2012 directed by Benh Zeitlin and the book , Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Hurston published in 1937 are both natural disasters. To display the idea of good and evil side by side Larson uses extreme syntax. At other times, particularly with abstract words, teachers will need to spend more time explaining and discussing them. What comparisons does Dillard make to describe the weasel in paragraph 8? Lieutenant Dunbar survives and is treated by a general. However, living in a world much like the one described in both The Hunger Games and The Road novels, some may argue that turning off ones humanity is a necessity. In the short story Living Like Weasels authored by Annie Dillard, the role of a small, furry, brown-colored rodents life develops an extreme significance as the story progresses. Following this, students may be given the opportunity to revisit their essay for homework. She states, Obedient to instinct, he bites his prey at the neck, either splitting the jugular vein at the throat or crunching the brain at the base of the skull, and he does not let go (Dillard 119). But that is not the question. Depending on the difficulties of a given text and the teachers knowledge of the fluency abilities of students, the order of the student silent read and the teacher reading aloud with students following might be reversed. U ! But we don't. Then I cut down through the woods to the mossy fallen tree where I sit. This section of the exemplar provides an explanation of the process . He is later given a partner named Timmons to accompany him at his post., Have you been treated badly because you are different from other people? 200. In "Living like Weasels", author Annie Dillard uses rhetorical devices to convey that life would be better lived solely in a physical capacity, governed by "necessity", executed by instinct. When individuals are consumed by greed, like the White family, they must accept the consequences no matter how severe it is when it is something they truly seek in life. Suppose a friend says that he or she just can't let go of old clothes. Dillard describes many of the things that molded her during her childhood years, including family, humor, nature, drawing, and sports. (LogOut/ . This tree is excellent. 6). It returns her to her own sense of self and provides a space for reflection - It startles her very self. Write a list of reasons you can give to your friend in order to be convincing. ! ! We must consider whether any method will permit us to extrapolate to the inner life of the bat from our own case Our own experience provides the basic material for our imagination, whose range is therefore limited. I was stunned into stillness twisted backward on the tree trunk. The didactic style of the first paragraph almost lulls the reader into the informative disposition; then, reading the second paragraph is almost disturbingwhy the author would choose to display the swamp in such a different light two years later evokes many questions from the reader. Describe what is meant by being "stunned into stillness" drawing on evidence from paragraph 10. She is one of the few characters who can be identified through several viewpoints. ! " This close reading approach forces students to rely exclusively on the text instead of privileging background knowledge and levels the playing field for all students as they seek to comprehend Dillards prose. In The Most Dangerous Game, the author uses imagery, setting, and characterization to suggest that instinct is better than reasoning. At times, the questions themselves may focus on academic vocabulary. under every bush a beer can. (Q8) What comparisons does Dillard make to describe the weasel in paragraph 8? In her essay Living Like Weasels, Annie Dillard explores the idea of following a single calling in life, and attaching ones self it this calling as the weasel on Ernest Thompson Setons eagle had. Nowlan suggests this idea through the character, Stephen and his struggle to conform to authority or pursue his ideas which suggests that humans often bring about changes to themselves in order to adapt to the environment they live in. 7 The sun had just set. The commanding officer gives Lieutenant Dunbar the horse he rode on in the line of fire and offers Dunbar his choice of posting. Who knows what he thinks? a remarkable piece of shallowness the water lilies covers two acres with six inches of water and six thousand lily pads In winter, brown-and-white steers stand in the middle of it (Q6) What evidence is there in paragraphs 5 and 6 regarding a human presence at the pond? She then moves on to describe a pond where humans and animals coexist, using imagery such as turtle eggs in motorcycle tracks. Sometimes, to communicate with others or groups, it is a good idea for individuals to change themselves a little bit to fit with everyone else when necessary., This paper will compare and contrast two essays. By returning to the opening symbol of the weasel dangling from the eagles neck, Dillard illustrates the sort of tenacity shes asking of her readers in pursuing their own purpose. two lovers, or deadly enemies very calmly go wild the perfect freedom of single necessity Examining how Dillard writes also serves the function of exploring the central paradox of the essaychoosing a life of necessity, or in Dillards particular case, reflectively writing about being inspired by the unreflective life of a weasel living by its instincts. These man made creatures are living but not living, thinking but not thinking. What instances in the text show a display of weasels being "obedient to instinct"? It is completely unsurprising to hear how only 6 percent of the population follows the routes they desire (Haltiwanger, 1). Speaking clearly and carefully will allow students to follow Dillard's narrative, and reading out loud with students following along improves fluency . The "Living Like Weasels" essay is not included with the assessment. She was willing to die for her clan, even if she would die for a cause that might be remembered as pitiful foolhardy stubbornness. Butler describes a world plagued with high unemployment rates, violence, homelessness, a flawed police system, and a crumbling education system. Louv further rouses hours readers with imagery, describing the empty farmhouse, steamy edges, and thunderheads and dancing rain that his readers grew up watching out their car windows. He was ten inches long, thin as a curve, a muscled ribbon, brown as fruitwood, soft-furred, alert. In addition, for subsequent readings, high value academic (Tier Two) words have been bolded to draw attention to them. I should have gone for the throat. In the article A Change of Heart about Animals (2003), published by Los Angeles Times, author Jeremy Rifkin discusses how our fellow creatures are more like humans than we had ever imagined. ! The boys are ruthless and disobey the rules. What comparisons does Dillard make to describe the weasel in paragraph 8? Evidence from the book has Rosa treating Matt like an animal, the priest not allowing Matt in church because hes a clone, and the gardeners building barriers and filling sawdust in his cell. Another stylistic technique Dillard uses is juxtapositionplacing two contrasting images near each other to highlight the contrast between them. I come to Hollins Pond not so much to learn how to live as, frankly, to forget about it. Dillards encounter with the weasel parallels this juxtaposition. She wrote during The Modern literary period and through common speech and ordinary settings, OConnor presented comically unrealistic circumstances in hope of somehow portraying her concerns (1-2)., Placing two sharply contrasting paragraphs next to each other exemplifies the personification; after reading the first paragraph, simply didactic in style, the second paragraph bursts with imagery and gives the life to the swamp that the first paragraph failed in displaying. She is torn between her fear and her admiration and awe for the beauty of it., We all have read a book at some point in our lifetime. 5. We think, debate, and calculate each and every move while weasels just simply act. Ask the class to answer a small set of text-dependent guided questions and perform targeted tasks about the passage, with answers in the form of notes, annotations to the text, or more formal responses as appropriate. 4 (Oct., 1974), 436, 438-9) PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 % & - . I like how you point out the connection between Living Like Weasels and On a Hill Far Away. The society in this novel is completely destroyed. The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice, hating necessity and dying at the last ignobly in its talons. (Q5) What features of Hollins Pond does Dillard mention? There's a 55 mph highway at one end of the pond, and a nesting pair of wood ducks at the other. If they did not bring back food when they returned, why return anyway. I should have lunged for that streak of white under the weasel's chin and held on, held on through mud and into the wild rose, held on for a dearer life. Why does she choose figurative language to do this? This is yielding, not fighting. (69) The tone throughout her personal note sends out feelings of regret which enforces a connection. As a result, Dillard began to realize that life is all too short. Authors use rhetorical choices to effectively connect with their intended audience. And I suspect that for me the way is like the weasel's: open to time and death painlessly, noticing everything, remembering nothing, choosing the given with a fierce and pointed will. The thing is to stalk your calling in a certain skilled and supple way, to locate the most tender and live spot and plug into that pulse. Students should notice that once the weasel disappears, Dillards mind is suddenly full of data, foreshadowing the fact that the brain of the weasel was a blank tape revealing only the urgent current of instinct. The discussion could go on to elaborate on Dillards reaction to the experienceher dismissal of psychological explanations in favor of describing it as a sweet and shocking time. Evil also personifies the earth with these conations stating that the once kind earth turns evil. Dillard presents her argument using the analogy of a weasel and how the; weasel lives as hes meant to, yielding at every moment to the perfect freedom of single necessity (Dillard). stalks his pray. I had crossed the highway, stepped over two low barbed-wire fences, and traced the motorcycle path in all gratitude through the wild rose and poison ivy of the pond's shoreline up into high grassy fields. Explain how the images. I think I blinked, I think I retrieved my brain from the weasel's brain, and tried to memorize what I was seeing, and the weasel felt the yank of separation, the careening splash-down into real life and the urgent current of instinct. If you and I looked at each other that way, our skulls would split and drop to our shoulders. Day Two: Instructional Exemplar for Dillards Living Like Weasels Summary of Activities Teacher introduces the days passage with minimal commentary and students read it independently Teacher or skillful reader then reads the passage out loud to the class as students follow along in the text Teacher asks the class to discuss a set of text-dependent questions and to complete another journal entry Text Passage under DiscussionDirections for Teachers/Guiding Questions For Students8 Weasel! Why are friends and relatives not recommended as references? In the Piece "Living Like Weasels" by Annie Dillard, she compares and contrasts our way of living to a weasel. Honestly it is a good thing we have uniqueness because we would all be doing the exact same thing and we need different people that can show us it is okay, without them we would all be thinking the same., Mark Twains satire consistently addresses the shortcomings of man, as seen in both his commentary on the hypocrisy of slavery within The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and the juxtaposition of humans with primal animals within The Damned Human Race. By taking characteristics generally considered to be superior aspects of humans, such as patriotism, religion and reason, and revealing inferiorities instead, Twain satirizes humans assumption of superiority based solely on augmented intellectual capabilities. 2 And once, says Ernest Thompson Setononce, a man shot an eagle out of the sky. ! On a figurative level, she seems to imply that one can see more by caring less. "Obedient to instinct". I was looking down at a weasel, who was looking up at me (paragraph 7) These instances are a great way of introducing reflexive self-consciousness into the discussion. Good answers will identify the way in which natures uses humans and humans use nature; excellent answers will also include how Dillard, at the end of paragraph 6, employs manmade adjectives like upholstered and plush when describing the natural world. As students move through these questions and reread Dillards Living Like Weasels, be sure to check for and reinforce their understanding of academic vocabulary in the corresponding text (which will be boldfaced the first time it appears in the text). Juxtaposition The Devil In The White City 622 Words | 3 Pages. Students will then reread specific passages in response to a set of concise, text-dependent questions that compel them to examine the meaning and structure of Dillards prose. Some evidence that students might cite includes the following: a clearing blow to the gut it emptied our lungs the world dismantled a bright blow to the brain, or a sudden beating of brains the charge and intimate grate of rubbed balloons It felled the forest, moved the fields, and drained the pond I retrieved my brain from the weasel's brain my mind suddenly full of data and my spirit with pleadings the weasel and I both plugged into another tapeCan I help it if it was a blank?Day Three: Instructional Exemplar for Dillards Living Like Weasels Summary of Activities Teacher introduces the days passage with minimal commentary and students read it independently Teacher or skillful reader then reads the passage out loud to the class as students follow along in the text Teacher asks the class to discuss a set of text-dependent questions and to complete another journal entry Text Passage under DiscussionDirections for Teachers/Guiding Questions For Students14 I would like to learn, or remember, how to live. h>: 5CJ h>: 5CJ ( 7 9 9 The weasel was stunned into stillness as he was emerging from beneath an enormous shaggy wild rose bush four feet away. These birds were given the task of grabbing meat out of a tube with a choice of two tools, a hooked wire and a straight wire. Macdonald begins to associate more closely with the hawk than with people, believing herself to be turning into a hawk at some personal level, Hunting with the hawk took me to the very edge of being human. This movie was about Lieutenant John J. Dunbar and his experience in befriending the Indians. The person knew the sinister force inside he/she was taking their mind and body over, despite the fact they knew what they were doing was morally wrong. In Annie Dillard's essay, "Living Like Weasels", she reminisces on her encounter with a weasel, and even though the weasel was a mere animal, it invoked life altering thoughts from within the author. A general principle is to always reread the portion of text that provides evidence for the question under discussion. 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