R.2.1 - Stucture
This is when a passage is written in steps, describing what occurs in order.
What is sequence?
The author's main point or message about a topic.
What is central idea?
The reason why someone wrote something.
What is author's purpose?
The author/character's thoughts and/or feelings on the topic they are writing/talking about.
What is perspective?
When the author chooses to _______ the readers of what they believe or think about a topic.
What is to persuade?
Explains reasons why something happens or explains the effects of something?
What is cause & effect?
Give an example of central idea.
Answers will vary
What is ________?
What are the three different reasons an author writes?
What is to entertain, to persuade, and to inform?
The way the author speaks in a passage.
What is tone?
When an author tries to appeal to the reader emotionally.
What is pathos?
When there is an issue and the writes provides a solution.
What is problem & solution?
List the central idea of each passage we read in the packet.
Answers will vary.
(Review packet for answer)
What stories, poems, & plays do.
What is to entertain?
The ways you can infer how the author/character feels about the subject.
*what are some things we mentioned to look for while reading passages?
What is looking at diction (author's word choice)?
How they choose to describe something or someone*
When an author uses dates, historical events, statistic to back up their statement. This appeal is called _______.
What is logos?
Showing what is similar & what is different.
What is compare & contrast?
It is found in the title to help find the central idea.
What is topic?
Instructions, directions, nonfiction texts, and expository essays do.
What is to inform?
Describe perspective in your own words.
*Answers may vary
Ex. What is multiple characters in one event but each character remembers it differently?
In order to persuade a reader on what you feel, you give them direct information from the passage. This is called ______
What is evidence from the source?
Passages written in order of time.
What is chronological?
Describe the difference between theme & central idea.
*Bonus 100 points for a complete answer.
What is to persuade?
Random: what is the point of view in a story/passage.
Bonus (100) points if you get a complete correct answer
What is first person, second person, third person (omniscient, objective, limited) ?
Give an example of what you're not supposed to do when writing an argument