Degen Analysis

Degen Analysis

• Get out your tablets • Learn how to apply Degen Analysis by visiting: http://www.powtoon.com/show/gq1vhf0whNC/ degen-analysis/ • Go to www.dwordeng.weebly.com

• Visit PreAP documents • View babyfootinhand image

Degen Analysis

• Viewing the image, apply Degen Analysis • Make a T-Chart • Left column is CONCRETE nouns (ex: baby foot resting in mother’s hand) • Right column is ABSTRACT nouns (ex: warm relationships; mother and baby have a bond)

Degen Analysis

• Build a L1 sentence (Concrete): • Ex: The baby’s foot is resting gently in the mother’s hand.

• Build a L2 sentence (Abstract): • Ex: The mom and baby have a warm relationship.

• Build a L1+L2 sentence (aligning your abstract idea with concrete proof) • Ex: The mother and baby share a warm relationship which is shown in how the baby’s foot rests gently in the mother’s hand.

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Degen Analysis

Imagine yummy Mexican food.  We are going to apply the idea of that yummy Mexican food to how Degen Analysis works.

The solid part of a soft taco is the meat just like the concrete nouns are the solid parts of Degen Analysis.

• Ex: baby foot resting in hand The soft part of a taco is the tortilla just like the “warm & fuzzy” feelings we conjure up with abstract nouns of Degen Analyis.

• We think: awwwweeeee!!! The Mommy loves the baby!

• Ex: The mom and baby share a warm relationship.

The delicious part of the soft taco is the sauce (or queso).

• How do we deliciously deliver this concrete and abstract idea?

• We put some “sauce” (L3) into our sentence.

• Notice the underlined words in the sentence: • Ex: The photographer captures the warm connotation as the baby’s foot gently rests in the mother’s palm emanating their bond.

LI is bold; L2 is italicized; L3 is underlined