Author's Purpose
This is the main reason an author writes a funny story or a comic book.
What is to entertain?
This reading element tells you where and when a story takes place.
This is the dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
In this sentence, what is the setting? “The sun rose over the quiet village on a chilly autumn morning.”
Answer: What is a quiet village in autumn (or morning)?
This is the word for the type or category of a story, such as fiction or nonfiction.
What is genre?
If an author wants you to buy a product or agree with their opinion, their purpose is this.
What is to persuade?
This is the struggle or problem that drives the plot of a story.
What is conflict?
This is the feeling or idea a word makes you think of, beyond its dictionary meaning.
What is connotation?
The setting of a story can affect this, or what happens in the story.
What is the plot?
A story about talking animals and magical lands is usually this genre.
What is fantasy?
When an author writes a science article to teach you about volcanoes, their purpose is this.
What is to inform?
This is the lesson or message the author wants you to learn from a story.
What is the theme?
In the sentence “The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the air,” does the word “aroma” have a positive or negative connotation?
Answer: What is positive connotation?
If a story takes place on a spaceship in the year 3000, what kind of setting is this?
What is a futuristic or science fiction setting?
Which subgenre tells a true story about a real person’s life, written by someone else?
What is biography?
Name the three main author’s purposes that we learned in class.
What are to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character in this point of view.
What is third-person limited?
In the sentence “The child was very curious about everything,” what is the denotation of the word “curious”?
Answer: What is eager to learn or wanting to know more?
Why might an author choose to set a story during a stormy night instead of a sunny afternoon?
Answer: What is to create a mood of suspense, fear, or excitement (or: to influence the mood or tone of the story)?
This is a smaller category within a larger genre, like “historical fiction” within fiction.
What is a subgenre?
Read this: "Did you know that recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a TV for three hours? Help the planet—start recycling today!"
What is the author’s purpose?
What is to persuade?
Clue: “After losing the big game, Marcus realized that hard work was more important than winning.”
What is the theme of this passage?
Answer: What is hard work is more important than winning? (or: What is the value of hard work?)
Which word has a more negative connotation: “inexpensive” or “cheap”?
What is Cheap?
Describe two ways an author can reveal the setting of a story.
What are through descriptive details and through characters’ actions or dialogue?
Read this passage and name the genre:
“In a distant future, robots and humans live side by side on Mars, exploring new worlds together.”
What is science fiction?