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Characterization
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What is the term for the author's main reason for writing?
author's purpose
100
What is the term for the events and actions of a particular time period in which a story takes place.
historical context
100
What is the term for a feeling a reader gets from reading a text?
mood
100
Name 4 examples of pronouns.
he, she, we, they, them, him, her, their, their, us, ours, it, its
100
What is the term for when an author specifically tells the reader the personality traits and qualities of a character.
direct characterization
200
When a writer wants you to enjoy the experience of reading his/her work, what is that author's purpose?
entertain
200
Workplace documents (applications): What is the most helpful part of a job application for someone trying to hire a new employee?
job/work experience
200
What is the term for the writer's attitude toward his/her piece of writing?
tone
200
Name an example of a personal pronoun.
I, me, mine, my
200
What is the term for when the writer shows the reader something about a character? (The reader uses the STEAL method to figure out the qualities of the character)
indirect characterization
300
When an author uses words such as "should,""need," "want," or "please" and often uses statistics, what is the author's purpose?
persuade
300
The root -vit/viv- means life. How does the word revive fit the meaning of the root viv-?
Revive means to restore or bring back to life.
300
What are the 2 parts that make up a story's setting?
time and place (location)
300
Name the possessive pronoun in the sentence: The teacher announced that the birthday cake is ours.
ours
300
Which type of characterization fits the example: The introduction of a play that explains the personality of each character.
direct characterization
400
What are the 5 types of author's purpose?
Persuade Inform Entertain Explain Describe
400
"For Americans in general, participating in and watching sporting events became part of the good life. Radio broadcasts of college football and professional baseball began early in the 1920s and helped transform local athlete-heroes into national icons. Movie houses showed clips of sports contests and helped create stars. Newspapers and magazines gave the sports reporter a new authority as the media brought information about athletes and athletics to large, receptive audiences." From the paragraph, what detail is needed to understand the reason/excitement behind what is taking place?
"in the 1920's" (time period)
400
"A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti. "My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot; My heart is like an apple tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea; My heart is gladder than all these Because my love is come to me." What is the mood of the poem?
happiness/joy
400
What is the name for a noun in which a pronoun refers to?
antecedent
400
Example of indirect characterization: The seventh grade student never missed a single test question and he had the highest gpa in the whole school. What character trait could be used to describe this seventh grader?
smart/intelligent
500
What is the main difference between the purpose "to entertain" and "to describe"?
entertain: the writer wants you to enjoy his/her writing. describe: the writer tries to paint a picture in your head of what is going on in the story.
500
"In October 1929 the booming stock market crashed, wiping out many investors. The collapse did not in itself cause the Great Depression, although it reflected excessively easy credit policies that had allowed the market to get out of hand...Over the next three years, an initial American recession became part of a worldwide depression. Business houses closed their doors, factories shut down, banks failed with the loss of depositors' savings. Farm income fell some 50 percent. By November 1932, approximately one of every five American workers was unemployed." Based on the paragraph, what is going on in history? how are the people affected by what is going on?
Sample answers: The stock market crashed, early stages of the Great Depression. Unemployment, businesses shut down, it became worldwide
500
What might the author's tone be when writing about his/her graduation day?
happiness, excitement, relief
500
What is the antecedent in the sentence: The dessert cookbook had a picture of over 50 types of cookies on its front cover
dessert cookbook (cookbook)
500
Name the 5 qualities of the STEAL method for indirect characterization
Says Thinks Effects on others Actions Looks