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100
Who are the readers the author wants to reach?
What is audience?
100
The reason an author writes . . .
What is purpose?
100
Florida is a state in the southern United States. The capital is Tallahassee, and the state bird is the mockingbird. There are many beaches in Florida.
Inform
100
The attitude or feeling conveyed in a piece of writing. . .
What is author's tone?
100
The dictionary definition of any word is its . . .
What is denotation?
200
One tip is to identify the source of the information.
What is inferring the author's audience?
200
What does inform mean?
To tell information, such as facts
200
Come and get your very own Speedy Scooter! It will make you super fast and let you have tons of fun! You should definitely buy a brand new Speedy Scooter today!
Persuade
200
If a scientist is writing to an audience of colleagues in his field to inform them of his new discovery, then how would readers expect it to sound?
What is academic tone?
200
The feelings and images that may be associated with a word are referred to as . . .
What is connotation?
300
Look up other works by the author.
What is a tip for inferring author's audience?
300
What does persuade mean?
To try and get someone do to something or to make them think a certain way.
300
Knock Knock! Who's there? Cargo. Cargo who? Cargo beep beep!
Entertain
300
Much of the tone projected by an author comes through his/her . . .
What is word choice?
300
An author might use the words "gang" or "delinquents" to describe a group of young people to project . . .
What is negative connotation?
400
What do the audience members have in common?
What are characteristics?
400
If an author is trying to get you to do something, what is their purpose?
to PERSUADE you
400
President Obama's State of the Union Address has what purpose?
What is inform?
400
Mother Goose and other nursery rhymes might be considered to have this type of tone?
What is playful/amusing/entertaining?
400
An op-ed piece of writing about the problems still facing New Orleans 10 years after Hurricaine Katrina is likely to have this type of tone . . .
What is concerned/irritated/troubled?
500
Knowing the author's or speaker's audience can help the reader. . .
What is making reasonable inferences?
500
If an author wants to give you lots of information about something, what is his/her purpose?
to INFORM you
500
Words that have strong connotations . . .
What is imply the author's purpose?
500
Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech might be considered to have this tone . . .
What is inspiring/emotional/hopeful?
500
People who enjoy talking about "the good old days" and remembering stories from their youth might be said to have this kind of tone . . .
What is nostalgic/reflective/sentimental?