Vocabulary
Mood & Voice
Author's Purpose & POV
Details from the Story
100
Mood is the feeling the _________ feels while reading.
Reader
100
the author’s reason for writing the text. It may be to persuade, inform, entertain or to express personal thoughts and feelings.
Author's Purpose
100
"The voice flew across the room and nailed me to the back of my seat."
What mood does this sentence create in the story?
Tense or Nervous
200
A writer creates mood through their...
descriptive word choice
200
The author’s purpose in “What’s So Funny, Mr. Scieszka?” is to entertain and to share a _______ ________ that may inspire others and make them laugh.
personal experience
200
The author creates a sense of _____________ as he describes telling the joke.
a. suspense. b. sadness
a. suspense
300
Extreme fear of something.
Terror
300
The author of “What’s So Funny, Mr. Scieszka?” creates a _______ or _________ mood by using exaggerated descriptions.
funny or humorous
300
This type of Point of View focuses on facts and evidence, leaves out personal opinions or feelings.
Objective
300
"Sister Margaret Mary’s eyes pop open wider than I have ever seen them."
The author uses exaggeration to show the _________ side of his personality (voice).
funny or humorous
400
An expression of regret or a request for forgiveness.
Apology
400
The author of "What's So Funny, Mr. Scieszka?" creates a _______ or _______ mood when describing his teacher’s reaction and the way he felt while telling the joke in class.
suspenseful or tense
400
This type of Point of View is when the author shares personal feelings and opinions rather than factual evidence.
Subjective
400
TRUE or FALSE:
The author describes a "life-choice fork in the road" and following his "life's path" to show that he made an important decision
TRUE
500
A chronological record of events.
History
500
The personality that is heard as a reader reads the text.
Voice
500
“What’s So Funny, Mr. Scieszka?” has a ________ point of view that explains how the experience affected the life of the author.
subjective
500
What lesson did the author learn in the selection?
