2. The shift to first person happens in the middle of the paragraph, almost as if the author was stealthily slipping into the conversation. Which brings us back to the Wright is able to disregard the average day for humans and take a day to appreciate the true value of nature in its, Arguably his most powerful rhetorical strategy is a joint appeal to ethos and pathos. 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. ! paragraph 2.it highlights her concerns. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); What does it mean to live? Dillard, instead of pondering for ages as she did with the weasel, decided to flee before she could muddle over her thoughts. ! 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). Then even death, where you're going no matter how you live, cannot you part. ! 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. 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My final takeaway, Life is a blank slate waiting to be drawn upon or left blank depending on our internal perspective of the world around us (68). Also, when Dillard says The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice in Living Like Weasels, the words can be deeply felt by the reader; we are able to not only feel Dillards passion for this underlying opinion of hers, but readers can also develop their own view on what she is saying and find evidence to prove their thoughts (121). [Reading intervening paragraphs.] One filled with assorted animals the other with different men from different religions and locations (Twain). Essentially, On a Hill Far Away was Dillards dj vu moment of her bizarre encounter with the weasel. . He had two black eyes I didn't see, any more than you see a window. 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). 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). Both of the birds were able to complete the task, however, one bird showed exceptional cognitive abilities when she bent a straight wire into a hook to grab the meat. 2 If you and I looked at each other that way, our skulls would split and drop to our shoulders. 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. With her use of pathos, Dillard begins her essay with descriptions of the weasels brutality, yet; she concludes by stating the weasel lives as is necessary. contrasting things, such as a highway and a duck's nest, are interesting and surprising for readers. Parents respond to the ethical appeal by relating to Louv as he ponders his legacy and our grandchildren. What does a weasel think about? However, he refuses to get it amputated and attempts suicide by riding his horse through a line of fire during war. Rifkin says that most animals engaged all kind of learning, Rifkin in paragraph 15 wants to make us get in our emotions and he says, So what does all of this portend for the way we treat our fellow creatures? Rifkin believes that a lot of animals are in the most inhumane, The animals behaviors subsequent to the zebras death not only reflect animal instinct but portray human-like traits as well. 3 I have been reading about weasels because I saw one last week. What features of Hollins Pond does Dillard mention? 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. I should have gone for the throatI should have lunged and mute and uncomprehending. (Q14) Dillard urges her readers to stalk your calling by plug[ging] into your purposeyet she describes this process as yielding, not fighting. What message is she trying to convey with these words? + y z ' 5 ununun h>: 6] h| h>: 6] h| h>: 5] h>: 5] h2{X h>: hmY h>: 6h>: h4RJ h>: h4RJ h>: 5hnv h>: 56 hrgz h>: 6>* h>: 6h| h>: 6h| h>: h| h>: 5 h>: 5h| h>: 6CJ ]aJ h>: 6CJ ]aJ + 6 ] 8 b wpdU h>+v h>: CJ OJ QJ aJ h>: CJ OJ QJ aJ h5 h>: h4 h>: 5CJ OJ QJ aJ hU h>: 5CJ aJ h>: 5CJ aJ h>: 5>*CJ aJ Advising a friend. 12 Please do not tell me about "approach-avoidance conflicts." He sleeps in his underground den, his tail draped over his nose. Only by using concrete imagery, drawing a strong parallel, and meticulously selecting a certain word choice to create points of clarity, is she able to effectively convey her inner struggle. Her last thought, run, makes me believe that Dillard is not completely comfortable with the idea that the Lord is her personal savior. He sleeps in his underground den, his tail draped over his nose. I find it really interesting that even though Dillard expresses her desire to live like the weasel, she constantly over-analyze and reflect on everything she sees. Furthermore, the salaries and bonuses received by men are higher than those received by women, which reinforces the fact that not only the society, but also companies are. 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. When I first read the text, I was struck by the religious beliefs firmly entrenched in the souls of the little boy and his mother. 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. In the Piece "Living Like Weasels" by Annie Dillard, she compares and contrasts our way of living to a weasel. [Reading intervening paragraphs.] Hollins Pond is also called Murray's Pond; it covers two acres of bottomland near Tinker Creek with six inches of water and six thousand lily pads. Outside, he rabbits, mice, muskrats, and birds, killing more stalks bodies than he can eat warm, and often dragging the carcasses home. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Reminiscing with readers, painting images of their childhoods, reminds parents of the beautiful, wonderful things they learned and memories they made while observing nature during car rides. What is it like to be a bat? by Thomas Nagel Conscious experience is a widespread phenomenon. The teacher should be sure to highlight specific examples from the text if students overlook them: sleeps in his underground den he lives in his den for two days he stalks dragging the carcasses home Obedient to instinct he bites his prey (Q2) What instances in the text show a display of weasels being obedient to instinct? 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. (LogOut/ (69) The tone throughout her personal note sends out feelings of regret which enforces a connection. 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). "he stalks". (Q18) Paragraphs 12 and 13 contain several questions instead of statements. He didnt act ruthlessly and attempted to talk some sense into the boys about their actions; however the boys reluctant. I come to Hollins Pond not so much to learn how to live as, frankly, to forget about it. In winter, brown-and-white steers stand in the middle of it, merely dampening their hooves; from the distant shore they look like miracle itself, complete with miracle's nonchalance. He had two black eyes I didn't see, any more than you see a window. Whatever avenue students choose, they must cite three pieces of textual evidence and clearly explain the connection between their evidence and how this supports their ideas on the essays title. We never fully live our lives because we are too caught up with avoiding risks. 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! According to Elizabeth Lowell, Some of us aren't meant to belong. That practice will in turn support students ability to unpack meaning from syntactically complex sentences they encounter in future reading. She then moves on to describe a pond where humans and animals coexist, using imagery such as turtle eggs in motorcycle tracks. The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice, hating necessity and dying at the last ignobly in its talons. Since it was her first encounter with such a mysterious creature, Dillard was obviously frustrated about her missedchance to snatch the weasel (69). Students should recognize that the questions are a way to trail off or to make things seem inconclusive. Pursuit of Calling In Living Like Weasels, Annie Dillard recalls an encounter with a weasel and connects the weasels tenacity to the human pursuit of ones calling. R R D p D |  : ! It is completely unsurprising to hear how only 6 percent of the population follows the routes they desire (Haltiwanger, 1). There was just a dot of chin, maybe two brown hairs' worth, and then the pure white fur began that spread down his underside. 1-7:Describe the varied syntax and its effects in these lines. 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. Read the passage out loud to the class as students follow along in the text. One naturalist refused to kill a weasel who was socketed into his hand deeply as a rattlesnake. 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. Explain the features of the weasels existence that would make it wild? The appearance of her voice at this juncture foreshadows how Dillard will move later in the essay from factual descriptions to speculative observations (and finally to admonition). There was just a dot of chin, maybe two brown hairs' worth, and then the pure white fur began that spread down his underside. Each character presented in the short story represents natural human traits that can prove to be negative when greed and curiosity are involved. 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. 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. A moment spent dwelling too long, is a moment wasted. 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. I could live two days in the den, curled, leaning on mouse fur, sniffing bird bones, blinking, licking, breathing musk, my hair tangled in the roots of grasses. [Read intervening paragraphs.] But actually, the weasel simply froze out of fear of being killed or caught, and feeling the current of instinctvanished under the wild rose (68). Sometimes he lives in his den for two days without leaving. What instances in the text show a display of weasels being "obedient to instinct"? She starts by introducing the weasel in a general description of his lifestyle of sleeping, stalking, and fighting for life. What is the effect of using this many comparisons instead of one or two? Weasels are very tenacious creatures and what they have their eye set on something they want, they go and get it. In addition, for subsequent readings, high value academic (Tier Two) words have been bolded to draw attention to them. This tree is excellent. 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. I'd never seen one wild before. To illustrate this she tells about the weasels natural instinct to grab animals by their throat and hang on until one of them loses the battle. This is because Oliver begins with describing the penetrating fear of a terrible (33) great horned owl, and suddenly develops into a section discussing a desultory and trivial field of flowers. But as we all know, Dillard is not so singularly minded in her approach to life as this last line suggests. ! Reading opens the doors through which she eagerly steps, her curiosity prompting her to endless discoveries in books., Annie Dillard is opposed to writing personally because she feels that one may be too caught in themselves The danger is that youll get lost in the contemplation of your wonderful self When Dillard writes, she wants the reader to connect with the meaning of her passage rather than writing a hidden meaning. It is crucial that the help they receive in unpacking text complexity focuses both on the precise meaning of what the author is saying and why the author might have constructed the sentence in this particular fashion. The movie starts off with Lieutenant Dunbar learning he needs to get his leg amputated. 100. . A yellow bird appeared to my right and flew behind me. [Reading intervening paragraphs.] At the same time we see Marco Rubio has attacked Trump by mocking him as a con man., Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. - Albert Einstein. 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. It emptied our lungs. I agree that the fence builds both a literal and metaphorical barrier between Dillard and the strange family. Everything stays in the closet year after year whether it's worn or not. this juxtaposition fit with or challenge what we have already read? In fact, Dillard enjoyed [playing] at the creek, and pondering the beauty of the boys remarkable [formality] and articulate, speech (96)But ultimately, she understood that she had to go (100). a 55 mph highway at one end Under every busha beer can motorcycle tracks motorcycle path Two low barbed-wire fences This question requires students to methodically cite evidence to completely answer the question. Make it violent? If teachers assign this essay for homework, they could have a writing workshop the following day, where students provide feedback to their classmates regarding their essay. At first she believes that like her, the weasel is attempting to strike a meaningful exchange of introspective thoughts. Outside, he stalks rabbits, mice, muskrats, and birds, killing more bodies than he can eat warm, and often dragging the carcasses home. In the article Sociology of Leopard Man the author Logan Feys states that, Conformity can be seen as the world's most common but dangerous psychological disorder (par. At various times during her childhood, Dillard's entire world revolves around one or another of these interests, and each of them shape her personality. Make it violent? Read lines 123-129. Sometimes he lives in his den for two days without leaving. Introduce the passage and students read independently. When exploring future into the work, one may continue seeing this technique into play as Dillard states, The man could in no way pry the tiny weasels off, and he had to walk half a mile to water, the weasels dangling from his palm, and soak hi. The speaker recognizes his/her actions and realizes they are being taken over by a deeper, darker force, however, he/she continued to kill off the woodchucks one by one. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Given how crucial vocabulary knowledge is to students academic and career success, it is essential that these high value words be discussed and lingered over during the instructional sequence. They respond to Louvs appeal to pathos by feeling a deep, personal pain that their childhood pastimes are as antiquated as a nineteenth-century Conestoga wagon. By causing readers to feel antiquated, to relate to him, and to question their legacy, Louv stirs them to teach their children the same appreciation for nature they grew up with, if only to preserve their heritage. On a figurative level, she seems to imply that one can see more by caring less. In the novel, The Flamingo Rising, Larry Baker clearly shows that Louises identity is created more by the environment than by the individual. What features of a weasel's existence make it wild? Seize it and let it seize you up aloft even, till your eyes burn out and drop; let your musky flesh fall off in shreds, and let your very bones unhinge and scatter, loosened over fields, over fields and woods, lightly, thoughtless, from any height at all, from as high as eagles.1. By reading and rereading the passage closely and focusing their reading through a series of questions and discussion about the text, students will be equipped to unpack Dillards essay. She describes the landscape of a shallow and murky pond covered in lily pads, surrounded by wilderness. Describe what is meant by being "stunned into stillness" drawing on evidence from paragraph 10. At times, the questions themselves may focus on academic vocabulary. She and a hunting party of three warriors had been sent out to hunt hours ago, and yet still, the terrain seemed barren, devoid of a stable amount of prey to feed their clan. 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. ! 6 So. 8 Weasel! Through her vivid and truly descriptive imagery, one may see emphasize and glorification to the way of life these little creatures live. It returns her to her own sense of self and provides a space for reflection - It startles her very self. 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 of us have to turn the world upside down and shake the hell out of it until we make our own place in it. Sometimes what every situation needs is an outsider to flip the script and create a new outlook on everything. Teachers could also assign the prompt as an in-class essay, but also use the following day for peer-to-peer feedback. Speaking clearly and carefully will allow students to follow Dillards narrative, and reading out loud with students following along improves fluency while offering all students access to this complex text. Nowlan portrays the idea that adversity is part of our lives, and this adversity shapes us as individuals. 6). 9 The weasel was stunned into stillness as he was emerging from beneath an enormous shaggy wild rose bush four feet away. "he had to walk half a mile to water, the weasel dangling from his palm, and soak him off like a stubborn label". Dillard on the other side of the fence had a roast in the oven, lamb, and didnt like it too well done (101). Furthermore, there will be details explaining the evidence and it will be supporting the theme., Emma Lynne Rosser wasnt always the shy type of girl, shes confident since taking journalism and when it comes to communicating with other people. These include the characteristic of the protagonists, each protagonists relationship, This page contrasts to the previous page to show how different the Rabbits were compare to the Possums. 200. talon. On the other hand, the weasel was glad to obey its impulsive instinct and ensure its survival from such a mysterious giant-being. Through Dillards realization, I came to understand Dillards core question: Could two live under the wild rose, and explore by the pond, so that the smooth mind of each is as everywhere present to the other, and as received and as unchallenged, as falling snow? (69). 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. I was stunned into stillness twisted backward on the tree trunk. (Q8) What comparisons does Dillard make to describe the weasel in paragraph 8? The society in this novel is completely destroyed. 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. It's built on a metal base and features open rectangular sides for an airy silhouette that looks great in contemporary and industrial-inspired homes. Discussion Task: Students will discuss the passage in depth with their teacher and their classmates, performing activities that result in a close reading of the text. k {{{ofofh>: 6CJ aJ hV h>: 6CJ aJ h>: 6CJ ]aJ h| h>: 6CJ ]aJ h| h>: 5CJ ]aJ h| h>: h>: h| h>: 5h" h>: 5RHo !j h>: 5UaJ mH nH uh 5CJ aJ h>: 5CJ aJ hS The comparison of living breathing animals to inanimate objects suggest that the animals are the equivalent of an object in the current state they are in as they are so lifeless and dead, they can be mistaken for the respective things listed thus reinforcing the point that the animals are, "Living like Weasels" is a short essay, which describes Dillard's adventures in watching a weasel. 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. In Living like Weasels Dillard tells a tale of an eagle who [gutted a] living weasel with his talons [and bended] his beak [to clean] the beautiful airborne bones (66). Meanwhile, in The Black Widow, Grice offers a philosophical perspective on life, which grows out of his close observation of the black widow spider. What has passed has passed, but what hasnt passed is merely a mystery waiting to be discovered and potentially overlooked. Could two live under the wild rose, and explore by the pond, so that the smooth mind of each is as everywhere present to the other, and as received and as unchallenged, as falling snow? Suppose a friend says that he or she just can't let go of old clothes. Its kind of ironic. Whether it means giving a speech in front of an audience or dancing on a stage, no one likes it. (MS7) She explains that a weasels living is one desire: instinct, a weasels tenacity to lock onto its prey and to not let go. In winter, brown-and-white steers stand in the middle of it, merely dampening their hooves; from the distant shore they look like miracle itself, complete with miracle's nonchalance. One naturalist refused to kill a weasel who was socketed into his hand deeply as a rattlesnake. At times, this is all the support these words need. But that is not the question. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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. Release Date 1982 View. She then continues on to tell of her actual sighting of the weasel., Annie Dillard's memoir, An American Childhood, details the author's growing up years and gives the reader many insights into herself. Sarah and David Skwire. The author very carefully and cautiously chose what and where certain parts go or even what word is the best. I remember muteness as a prolonged and giddy fast, where every moment is a feast of utterance received. -Juxtaposition is used by Dillard in "Living like weasels to compare constructed and natural world where she says that the natural world is pure and dignified.Juxtaposition is a concept where two images or two effects are placed side to side of each other. What comparisons does Dillard make to describe the weasel in paragraph 8? In The Most Dangerous Game, the author uses imagery, setting, and characterization to suggest that instinct is better than reasoning. He ultimately ends up wanting to join them by being able to break into blossom (26-27), but he is unable to do so because he reached the maximum threshold of the union between humans and nature. Accurate and skillful modeling of the reading provides students who may be dysfluent with accurate pronunciations and syntactic patterns of English. A general principle is to always reread the portion of text that provides evidence for the question under discussion. Teachers should circulate and perform over the shoulder conferences with students to check comprehension and offer commentary that could lead to on-the-spot revision of their translation of Dillards ideas. Living Like Weasels Exemplar TextVocabulary1 A weasel is wild. Choosing one comparison would not have accomplished this feat. Brains are private places, muttering through unique and secret tapesbut the weasel and I both plugged into another tape simultaneously, for a sweet and shocking time. Through Dillard's use of descriptive imagery, indulging her audience, radical comparisons of nature and civilization and anecdotal evidence, this concept is ultimately conveyed. Personification of the inhabitants in nature is done in order to prompt changes on people's opinion on the universally accepted biotic hierarchy. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Publishing, 2010. With these techniques, her whole impression of the essay establishes an adversary relationship between the natural world and the human world. Inhumane acts may have, Objectification of the living animals also allows readers to sense the boredom and lifelessness of the animals. Studying how it lives its life. Now, in summer, the steers are gone. The following stories vividly illustrate the instinctual nature of weasels to hold on no matter what, hinting at the final paragraphs, where Dillard encourages her reader to live like a weasel and choose a life that is worth holding onto. What significance do these observations hold? She also repeats words and themes to emphasize the importance of . Seize it and let it seize you up aloft even, till your eyes burn out and drop; let your musky flesh fall off in shreds, and let your very bones unhinge and scatter, loosened over fields, over fields and woods, lightly, thoughtless, from any height at all, from as high as eagles. 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