Author's Intent Lesson

Author's Intent Lesson

​The writer's intention is the meaning or interpretation of the passage that the author had in mind when he or she was creating it and the meaning he or she is trying to convey.

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​In order to analyze the author's intent, we must ask why, how, and to whom is the author speaking.

​Evaluating an author's diction (word choice) is a key to identifying his or her intent.​

Let's Practice

Multiple Choice

Which word has the more positive connotation?

Clever - Sly

• Clever

• Sly

Multiple Choice

Which word has the more positive connotation?

Cop - Officer

• Cop

• Officer

Multiple Choice

Which word has the more negative connotation?

Cackle - Giggle

• Cackle

• Giggle

Multiple Choice

Which word has the more negative connotation?

Snob - Cultured

• Snob

• Cultured

Multiple Select

Which words have negative connotations?

• Smile

• Smirk

• Sneer

• Grin

Multiple Select

Which words have positive connotations?

• Skinny

• Slender

• Lanky

• Slim

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of Hearing Hazards?

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to express feelings

Multiple Choice

The connotation of Hearing Hazards is primarily negative or positive?

• negative

• positive

Multiple Select

Which words in Hearing Hazards convey the author's intent to capture the sense of urgency to protect your hearing?

• dangerously

• sensitive

• impairment

• exposure

• painfully

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of Missing and Presumed Dead?

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to express feelings

Multiple Choice

The connotation of Missing and Presumed Dead is primarily negative or positive?

• negative

• positive

Multiple Select

Which words in Missing and Presumed Dead convey the author's intent to capture the sense of promoting fake myths about missing people?

• revolutionaries

• rumors

• pretenders

• fraud

• assasinated

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of Discovering a Treasure Worth Millions?

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to express feelings

Multiple Choice

The connotation of Discovering a Treasure Worth Millions?

• negative

• positive

Multiple Select

Which words in Discovering a Treasure Worth Millions convey the author's intent to capture the creative abilities and persistence of Tommy Thompson?

• determined

• deep-sea

• remote

• devised

• developed

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose of The Master forger?

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to express feelings

Multiple Choice

The connotation of The Master Forger?

• negative

• positive

Multiple Select

Which words in The Master Forger convey the author's intent to show the fake documents were real?

• ancestor

• deed

• legal

• produced

• authentic