Authors Purpose
Why would a play about fantasy and drama be written
To entertain the audience
What is this an example of?
Lidia loves lying like a lizard living luxuriously.
What is Alliteration?
“The bell made a ‘RING!’ sound when the clock struck 3:00.”
What literary element is being used here?
What is Onomatopoeia?
What are the 5Ws?
What is Who, What, Where, When, Why?
How does the author develop the plot?
Miley the pig asked me what we should have for dinner. I looked around the empty kitchen as she looked at me. I looked into the oven and saw a cake. Miley looked at it and I looked back at her before we simultaneously smiled.
A- Dialogue
B- Character's Actions
C- Plot
B- CHARACTERS ACTIONS
Why would the author include the following sentence
The pollution levels, all around the world, have increased drastically by 49% in the last 2 years.
A.to inform the reader about pollution
B. to make the passage fun and interesting to the reader
C.to provide information about how pollution has increased
C.to provide information about how pollution has increased
This is an example of what?
(Two right answers.)
“The Sun was a warm blanket, wrapped around me nice and warm.”
What is Metaphor/Personification?
“As Snow White woke up, she kissed her true prince charming, and defeated her evil stepmother. She lived happily ever after.”
What part of the plot is shown here?
What is Resolution?
What information is given by the “where” in a sentence?
What is The Setting?
What's the genre of this text?
Miley the pig asked me what we should have for dinner. I looked around the empty kitchen as she looked at me. I looked into the oven and saw a cake. Miley looked at it and I looked back at her before we simultaneously smiled.
A- Narrative
B- Autobiography
C- Entertain
A- NARRATIVE
What category would An argumentative essay about whether or not schools should have strict dress code and on.
What is to persuade.
What is this an example of?
“Trapped in this light darkness, comfortably distressed, but no one can hear my silent screams.”
What is Oxymoron?
What is the author’s message of Moana?
(Multiple Answers)
What is Female Empowerment; Follow Your Heart; Don’t let fear overcome you; Courage?
Which of the 5 W’s is given in this sentence? (Multiple Answers)
Aurora asked Arlo out to the dance under the school tree.
What is Who, What, and Where?
• Dogs make great friends.
• They increase your physical activity.
• They make you happy.
Why would the author add this to a PERSUASIVE text?
What is to inform / provide information to further persuade the audience.
If an author of a passage has this sentence
A football team has 11 members in each team. It is a widely known sport. A ball game, is played on a rectangular grass field with a goal at each side
What would be the purpose be
To inform the reader about the sport football
What is this an example of?
“I always tell the truth, even when I lie.”
A. Similie B. Paradox C. Onomatopoeia D. Internal Conflict
What is (B.) Paradox?
“Stop trying to save everyone, you’re not Wonder Woman.”
What literary element is this?
What is Allusion?
Sarah went to the cafe with her friends so she could spend quality time with them.
Which of the 5 W’s is NOT given in this sentence?
What is When?
What emotion is depicted through the scene?
I looked around. The leaves on the brown trees slowly fell to the ground, the same way my heart dropped when I'd heard the dreadful news 2 years ago. Today, much like that one, was a gloomy day. I walked towards the graveyard and sat my my mothers tombstone.
A- Sadness
B- Grief
C- Disappointment
B- GRIEF
Documentaries are great ways to teach children about the world around them. For example, a documentary can show some of the most dangerous African animals, even if they are not actually traveling. A teacher can show the animals in their habitats, without being there in person.
What is the purpose of this writing
What is to persuade
Which figurative language is used in this example?
“I’m good at all subjects, but math is my Achilles Heel.”
What is Allusion?
“The Little Giant”
What literary element is shown here?
What is Juxtaposition?
Fill in the blanks so we are given WHEN, and WHY.
Aerie went to the store ________, and bought some flour ___________.
A: yesterday; at Walmart.
B: in Sugarland, to donate to a friend.
C: for her Mom, that was organic.
D: in the morning, to bake a cake.
What is D?
Why is the character Heather described this way?
Heather flipped her hair as she walked down the hallway, shoving people aside and making snarky comments about others to her friends standing on each side of her.
A- To show her personality
B- To say she's mean
C- To give an idea of who she is as a person.
C- To give an idea of who she is as a person.