Craft Moves
The thoughtful, artful placement of text on a page.
What is visual craft?
Authors use ___ to show how a character thinks and feels.
What is Point of View?
What is annotation?
Text that discusses the author's philosophy of anger.
What is "Anger as Inspiration"?
This is needed at the end of every paragraph.
What is a concluding sentence?
Language that engages the reader's auditory senses (common in poetry)
What is audible craft?
Use of an object to represent a bigger idea
What is symbolism?
A hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but share some common characteristics.
What is metaphor?
Text that examines the attitudes and mindsets of cancer survivors.
What is "The New Survivors"?
This is needed at the beginning of every paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
Organizational framework of the writing
What is structural craft?
Authors make comparisons using like or as to help the reader understand the idea better.
Contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality.
What is irony?
Text where there was a struggle with identity and family that ended with a positive outcome.
What is "Daughter of Invention"?
This is the road map for an essay.
What is a "thesis statement"?
The deliberate, artful choice of words
What is word craft?
Descriptive language that appeals to the readers' senses.
What is imagery?
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience.
What is tone?
1934 speech made by a president that outlined the conditions of states that suffered the dustbowl.
What is "On Drought Conditions"?
(author last name, page number)
What is a proper citation?
They are writing techniques that authors use to engage readers and create meaning in their writing.
What are craft moves?
Overused phrases and words used to set ideas apart and emphasize ideas in the text.
A short story or example that can be used to draw inferences or conclusions about a broader topic or idea.
What is anecdote?
Text that discussed the struggles and successes of an American activist and leader in the disability rights movement.
What is "On Disability Rights"?
After providing evidence, you need an ____.
What is an analysis?