Writing
What is the author's position when writing ?
Claim
I am fast like a Cheetah .
Simile
The main idea of the text/story.
Theme
The author's reason for or intent in writing.
Author's purpose
A generalized belief or expectation about a group of people.
Stereotype
What is needed to justify your claim?
Support
A heart of gold.
Metaphor
Speaker or narrator's attitude about a subject.
Tone
The 3 main reasons an author may write .
To Persuade, To Inform, and To Entertain.
Word that means the opposite of it's meaning
Example - Biggie Smalls
Oxymoron
What do you provide in writing to prove your point?
Evidence
Lighting danced across the sky.
Personification
When you can envision exactly what the author was describing? Use your senses...
Imagery
An author that writes a song , what is his purpose?
Entertain
opinion or attitude authors
Voice
The people who the author is writing to are?
Audience
Quit beating around the bush.
Idiom
Inference
A television commercial telling you to vote for Barak Obama, what is the author's purpose?
Persuade
This is used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation after a complete sentence
Colon
The place where the story takes place is called?
Setting
The bee buzzed in my ear.
Onomatopoeia
The problem in the story
Conflict
A History textbook, what is the author's purpose?
Inform/educate
When marking important information in the text.
Annotate