Author's Purpose/Intended Audience
What is the term for why an author writes?
author's purpose
when a text is telling what something looks like
description
an over-exaggeration
hyperbole
the author's attitude towards a subject
tone
the author's belief or the point they are trying to prove
claim
What is the term for who an author is writing for?
intended audience
when a text is describing how something happened because of something else
cause and effect
I could sleep for a whole year!
hyperbole
Tone words can be positive, negative, or neutral. True or false?
True
a list of the chapters in a text and their page numbers
table of contents
when an author writes to convince you to believe their claim
persuade
when a text is telling you an issue and how to fix it
problem and solution
the moral or lesson of a story
theme
the way a word makes you feel or what you associate with the word
connotation
This gives you definitions, parts of speech, pronunciation, and origins of words.
dictionary
when an author writes a story or poem (any fiction)
entertain
when a text is telling you how to do something in order (first, next, then...)
sequence of events
What is the ending/conclusion of a story called?
resolution
the word's dictionary definition
denotation
timeline
when an author give you facts and no opinion
inform
when a text is describing the similarities and differences between 2 things
compare and contrast
Where does the turning point of the story occur? Conflicts happen because of this.
climax
Cap: the top of a container that keeps the contents inside
Connotation or denotation?
denotation
chocolate, coffee, babies, puppies, memes, USC Gamecocks, the colors yellow and purple, educating the youth of America, being able to sleep in on the weekends