Diction/Tone/Purpose
Vulnerable, barren, extinct, endangered are the words the author chose to use to support his purpose for writing
What is diction?
statements that can be proved true
a. facts
b. examples
c. statistics
d. anecdote
What are facts?
1. Be sure to allow ample time to finish your homework before baseball practice. What is the meaning of the word ample as used in the sentence?
a) Enough
b) A portion
c) Estimate
d) Contain
What is enough?
the problem, drive the story’s events until they reach a resolution
What is the conflict?
The author's diction helps to create ______: attitude toward the topic.
What is tone?
As of 2020, an estimated 15 million people have played indoor soccer in the United States. What type of evidence is the author using?
a. facts
b. examples
c. statistics
d. anecdote
What are statistics?
The skill of carrying out plans to achieve a goal.
a. feature
b. specific
c. consider
d. strategy
What is strategy?
character's appearance, age, feelings, and thoughts—influence the nature of the conflict in a story
What are character qualities (traits)
Analyzing diction and tone, as well as the emotions they stir, can help you to infer a __________, or reason for writing.
authors purpose
Sarah had several different desserts for the Christmas party: 5 chocolate chip cookies, 4 snickers, and 3 candy canes.
What type of evidence is the author using?
a. facts
b. statistics
c. anecdote
d. examples
What are examples?
Your sweet clear rich voice Is silent.
But my heart my heart my heart my heart sees … hears … remembers
What does the ellipses express in the poem?
a. Ellipses show the sentence doesn't end
b. Ellipses show a struggle to find words.
c. Ellipses show how much fun he was having
d. Ellipses show he is having trouble with his heart
Ellipses show a struggle to find words.
To get something and bring it back from a place or To get information from a computer
a. specific
b. infinite
c. retrieve
d. display
“I won’t let her change me, I promised myself. I won’t be what I’m not.”
What is the character quality (trait)?
a. self-confident
b. lazy
c. stubborn
d. tone
Oak Town’s Adopt-a-Dog Day was a major success. Smiling broadly, Director Mae Woods moved among the crowd, shaking hands, giving out hugs, and patting heads, both human and canine.
What tone is created to support the author's purpose?
a. gloomy
b. angry
c. tired
d. joyful
What is joyful?
Earth is home to around 7,000 languages, but linguists are rushing to catalog them because around half are expected to disappear by 2100.
What type of evidence is the author using?
a. examples
b. facts
c. anecdote
d. statistics
What are statistics?
But all the time, I’se been a-climbin’ on, And reachin’ landin’s, And turnin’ corners,And sometimes goin’ in the dark Where there ain’t been no light. So boy, don’t you turn back.
a. compares climbing to having trouble breathing
b. shows that climbing stairs is easy work
c. shows that if you climb the stairs you can turn on the lights so it won't be dark
d. compare climbing a staircase to making progress despite a difficult life.
compare climbing a staircase to making progress despite a difficult life.
"In 1935, Parker Brothers gave Mr. Darrow a contract with royalties. Monopoly became one of Parker Brothers biggest sellers and Darrow became a millionaire.
Choose the definition below which best expresses the meaning of the word ROYALTIES as it is used in the passage.
royalty n 1. a person or royal rank or lineage 2. royal quality 3.a right of the crown 4. a share paid to a writer, creator, or performer out of the profits from his/her work
a. definition 1
b. definition 2
c. definition 3
d. definition 4
What is definition 4?
The conflict, in turn, moves the story forward until it ends in the _____
a. exposition
b. climax
c. resolution
d. falling action
What is the resolution?
Pamela Norr, in Oregon, says young trainers also gain new confidence. They see that the seniors are “not criticizing me for the way I dress,” she says, “or clucking their tongue. They’re actually respecting me for the knowledge base that I have.”
What tone is used to support the author's purpose?
a. enthusiastic
b. sorrowful
c. grateful
d. nostalgic
What is grateful?
What type of evidence does the author use in the sentence to support the Central Idea: Disc golf is one of the most exciting new games to come along in years.
I played disc golf on opening day in El Paso. I’m not a great athlete, so it was challenging but still fun.
a. facts
b. examples
c. statistics
d. anecdote
What is an anecdote?
Do you remember
How you won
That last race . . . ?
How you flung your body At the start...
What does the author's use of question mark express?
a. He wants to show the regret of losing the race.
b. He wants to show that the last race was easily won.
c. He wants to call attention to the energy exerted during the last race.
d. He wants to explain how he was injured in the last race.
He wants to call attention to the energy exerted during the last race.
Read the following sentence: Many plants and animals in Florida depend on fire, and they have adapted to the constant presence of fire.
What does the word ADAPTED mean in the sentence above?
a. burned to the ground
b. changed in order to live with
c. set carefully planned fires
d. surrounded by water on all sides
What is changed in order to live with?
By the time the train reached California, I had become too frightened to accept the idea that I was going to meet my mother at last. My grandmother took my hands. “Sister, there is nothing to be scared for. She is your mother, that’s all.
What are the character qualities expressed in the text?
a. content
b. scared
c. anguish
d. angry
What is content?