Author’s Craft & Purpose
This is the reason an author writes a text (to persuade, inform, entertain, or express).
👉 What is author’s purpose?
When answering a question about a text, you must support your answer with this.
👉 What is textual evidence?
If Haymitch were your group project partner, he would probably do this.
What is nothing?
This is the main position or argument in a persuasive text.
👉 What is a claim?
When presenting information, speakers should adjust their tone and word choice for this group.
👉 What is the audience?
If an author describes a setting as “dark, abandoned, and echoing with silence,” this element of craft is being developed.
👉 What is mood?
This means explaining how your evidence supports your answer instead of just copying a quote.
👉 What is elaboration or analysis?
If you list reasons in a certain order in your introduction, the body paragraphs should follow this.
👉 What is the same order?
Reasons and evidence that support a claim are called this.
👉 What is support or justification?
Using note cards instead of reading directly from a paper helps maintain this skill.
👉 What is eye contact?
When a narrator tells the story using “I” and shares only their thoughts, this point of view is used.
👉 What is first-person point of view?
Comparing how a book and its movie adaptation present a scene requires analyzing these two types of media.
👉 What are different formats or mediums?
Combining two related ideas with a comma and conjunction prevents this writing error.
👉 What is a run-on sentence?
An opposing viewpoint in an argument is called this.
👉 What is a counterclaim?
When a speaker includes multimedia (images, charts, slides) to enhance understanding, they are using these.
👉 What are visual or digital aids?
An author includes a flashback to reveal why a character fears water. This technique helps develop this story element.
👉 What is character development?
When two authors write about the same historical event, you should compare their ____ to see similarities and differences.
👉 What are their perspectives or interpretations?
Choosing precise vocabulary instead of words like “really” or “very” improves this aspect of writing.
👉 What is clarity or conciseness?
Explaining why the counterclaim is weaker than your claim is called this.
👉 What is a rebuttal?
Credible research should come from sources that are reliable and this.
👉 What is relevant?
If two texts about the same topic present different perspectives, readers should analyze this to understand each author’s message.
👉 What is point of view or perspective?
If a speech uses repetition and emotional language to influence the audience, you are analyzing these.
👉 What are rhetorical or persuasive techniques?
This sentence contains a comma splice:
“Katniss volunteers for Prim, she refuses to let her sister die.”
To fix it correctly, you must do this.
👉 What is add a coordinating conjunction, use a semicolon, or separate into two sentences?
If an author uses facts, statistics, and expert opinions to prove a point, they are strengthening this.
👉 What is credibility or logical appeal (logos)?
During a discussion, building on others’ ideas and responding respectfully demonstrates this skill.
👉 What is collaborative discussion or effective communication?