Author's Craft
When an author arranges a text that follows time from beginning to end.
What is chronological order/sequence?
The writer's position on a topic or where they stand on a topic that is debatable.
What is a claim?
Language that is part of the author's craft that is vivid and appeals to the 5 senses.
What is imagery?
Author's craft includes the use of figurative language like the example "She cut him down with her words."
What is a metaphor?
When an author lays out an issue and offers suggestions of what could be done.
What is problem and solution structure?
The opposing viewpoint often recognized to strengthen one's own claim.
What is a counterclaim?
A struggle between opposing forces, usually involving the main character that the author uses to develop the plot.
What is a conflict?
This is a literary tool that an author may use in which an object or action means something more than its literal meaning.
What is symbolism?
The text structure in which an author explains the results of a particular problem.
What is cause and effect?
In an informational essay, this tells the reader what the entire piece is about.
What is a thesis statement?
The meaning and/or feeling a word takes on based upon how it is used in a sentence.
What is connotation?
"Mr. Patrick, our science teacher, is old as dirt" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a hyperbole?
Author's craft includes the use of figurative language like the example "Those two can't sit together because they fight like cats and dogs."
What is a simile?
An author may use this type of character who develops or changes throughout the text to develop the plot.
What is dynamic character?
In an informational essay, this tells the reader what each body paragraph will address.
What is a topic sentence?
Conclusions we reach based on evidence and reasoning; understanding what the text does not explicitly say but is understood.
What is inference/imply/assumption?
This is the big picture of the story - what it is mostly about.
What is the main idea/central idea?
A literary device used by authors to provide hints to the reader about events that will occur later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
When an author uses their craft to explicitly tell a character's feelings, actions, effects on others, or appearance they would be using this.
What is direct characterization?
The number of paragraphs you should have when writing an essay, what those paragraphs are called, and the elements to include in each one. (For a well-written essay, there are at least 10 elements you should include. Provide 6 of them - at least 1 of each type of paragraph.)
What is five paragraphs?
What is the introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion?
Intro: hook, transition, thesis statement w/reasons
Body paragraphs: topic sentence, transition, evidence, explanation, elaboration
Conclusion: thesis statement, call to action/intriguing thought