Author's Craft/Author's Purpose
What is the author's purpose of research report?
To inform
A complete fail.
Flop
Where and when a story takes place.
Setting
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as."
Simile
How many syllables does the word December have?
3
What is the main author's purpose of books like Wonder, Sign of the Beaver, and Faceless?
To entertain
Engines that make a train go forward.
Locomotives
The main message, lesson, or moral of the text.
Theme
BOOM! CRASH! ZOOM! These sounds are an example of...
Onomatopoeia
When talking is included in text, it is called...
Dialogue
Exaggerations that make things sound bigger, better, or more than what they truly are, usually to be funny or entertaining.
Hyperbole
A sudden, powerful movement forward or upward.
Surge
The problem in a story.
Conflict
The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines. (Example: Sally sold seashells.)
Alliteration
Homophones
The emotions and feelings of the reader while reading a text.
A song or poem that is short and cheerful.
Ditty
When a conflict is solved.
Resolution
An expression that means something different from the meanings of its individual words (Example: My grandmother's garden is flourishing because of her green thumb.)
Idiom
What is the point of view when the author is speaking directly TO the reader?
2nd Person
A short, funny, or interesting story related to a character or events. (Hint: This can sometimes be used as a lead when we write.)
Anecdote
To spread out in waves or rays.
Radiate
Words that create images that appeal to the reader's senses.
Imagery
Gives human qualities or characteristics to an animal or an object. (example: The stars winked at me from the sky.)
Personification
A combination of two letters to form one sound.
A digraph