The reason for, or intent in writing
What is Author’s Purpose?
This refers to the way that authors organize information in text
What is text organization?
The repetition of first consonants in a group of words
What is alliteration?
Shaquille O'Neal uses Icy Hot to promote how well the product works. This is an example of....
What is a testimonial?
Every sentence begins with this
What is a capital or uppercase letter?
The different types of author's purpose
What is persuade, inform, entertain?
A student wrote an article about the pros and cons of wearing school uniforms. This would be an example of...
What is Compare & Contrast
A group of lines of poetry (like a paragraph)
What is a stanza?
This commercial is an example of...
What is repetition?
The 3 parts of a C.E.R
What is claim, evidence, and reasoning?
The purpose of advertisements is to...
What is persuade?
Since Joe studied for his math test, he earned an 'A'. This is an example of....
What is Cause and Effect?
What is an onomatopoeia?
Many people begin wearing a certain style of clothing as they see others adopt the same fashions. This is an example of.....
What is bandwagon?
The feeling a reader gets from a story
What is mood?
The purpose of fiction books is to...
What is entertain?
I write a letter to parents explaining their child's grade and provide suggestions for what they can do to help their child improve his grade. This is an example of....
What is Problem & Solution?
I am so sleepy I could sleep a year (example)
OR
my dad can lift two tons (example)
What is hyperbole?
Consists of strong positive or negative connotations, intended to influence an audience's attitude
What is loaded language?
Expresses the main idea of the paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
The purpose of non-fiction books is to....
What is inform?
A website tells you how to make your own slime. This would be an example of.....
What is a sequence?
The delicious smell of cookies pulled me into the room (example)
What is personification?
A technique used in advertisement that are common errors in logic
What is logical fallacy?
The sentence that states the main idea of a writing assignment and helps control the ideas within the paper
What is a thesis statement?