Context & Purpose
This is the author’s reason for writing a text.
What is purpose?
This structure presents events in the order they occurred.
What is chronological order?
This technique uses exaggeration for emphasis.
What is hyperbole?
This part of speech describes an action or state of being.
What is Verb?
This is the process of finding and using credible sources to support ideas.
What is research?
The intended group of readers for a text is called this.
What is audience?
A text organized by main idea and supporting details uses this structure.
What is informational or expository structure?
Giving human qualities to non-human things is called this.
What is personification?
A group of words with a subject and predicate that expresses a complete thought is called this.
What is a sentence?
Restating information in your own words is called this.
What is paraphrasing?
This term refers to the circumstances—historical, cultural, or social—that shape a text.
What is context?
The distinctive way an author uses language, including syntax and diction, is called this.
What is style?
This technique involves repeating words or phrases for emphasis.
What is repetition?
Breaking a word into roots and affixes to determine meaning is called this.
What is morphology?
A firsthand account, like a diary or interview, is called this.
What is a primary source?
Identify one way an author’s purpose can influence tone.
What is persuasive purpose often creates a passionate or urgent tone?
Give one example of how sentence length can affect tone.
What is short sentences create urgency; long sentences create a reflective tone?
Identify the technique in this sentence: “The wind whispered secrets through the trees.”
What is personification?
Identify the error: “She don’t like reading.”
What is subject-verb agreement error; should be ‘doesn’t’?
Explain why citing sources is important.
What is it gives credit and avoids plagiarism?
Explain how audience expectations can affect an author’s choice of evidence.
What is authors select evidence that appeals to the values and beliefs of their audience?
Explain how parallel structure can strengthen an argument.
What is it emphasizes key ideas and makes them more memorable?
Explain the effect of irony in a text.
What is it creates contrast between expectation and reality, often adding humor or depth?
Explain the difference between connotation and denotation.
What is denotation is the dictionary meaning; connotation is the emotional or cultural association?
What is the difference between summarizing and analyzing?
What is summarizing restates content; analyzing interprets meaning and significance?