Absolute Language

Absolute Language

Open Ended

What can you remember about the Absolute Language signpost?

Open Ended

Create your own example sentence using extreme or absolute language.

Open Ended

Why do you think it would be important to think about why the author uses certain language?

Multiple Choice

What is point of view?

• the author's opinion

• the author's perspective

• how the author feels about a subject

• all of the above

Open Ended

Why is it important to be able to tell if an author is being biased or not?

Multiple Choice

What is author's purpose?

• How the author feels about a subject

• The main idea of a text

• Why the author wrote the text

• The author's perspective on a topic

Multiple Choice

Lets Practice! Which of the following is a sentence written with extreme or absolute language?

• I really enjoyed that movie.

• That was a good movie.

• That was the funniest movie ever!

• That was a funny movie.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a sentence written with absolute or extreme language?

• I cannot wait for lunch.

• I am hungry.

• I wish I had some food right now.

• I need it to be lunch time because I am starving.