4.5 "Frida Kahlo" Biography Review

4.5 "Frida Kahlo: Word Choice in a Biography" Review

"Frida Kahlo: Word Choice in a Biography" is the 5th lesson in the "Planning and Building" unit.

Multiple Choice

"Frida Kahlo" is a biography, so it is...

• a fictional story.

• a true story about someone's life.

• not going to include important events about the subject.

Multiple Choice

Biographies include significant life events. Which event do you think is most significant?

• Getting your dream job.

• Brushing your teeth.

Multiple Select

How does word choice change a biography? (Choose all that apply.)

• Word choice adds descriptive details.

• Word choice shows the author's feelings.

• Word choice hides the author's feelings.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has word choice that shows that I like her dancing?

• Her dance moves were sloppy.

• Her dance matched the music perfectly.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has word choice that describes her dancing in a positive way.

• She leapt through the air gracefully.

• She jumped awkwardly.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses word choice to say something positive?

• Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was famous for her vibrantly colored self-portraits.

• Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was famous for her unattractive self-portraits.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses word choice to add details.

• The painting had colorful, detailed parrots in the background.

• The painting had parrots in the background.

Open Ended

Write a sentence that uses word choice to show your feelings about the weather today.

Characterizing someone means showing their character traits.

(An author characterizes a character by showing what they are like.)

Multiple Choice

My friend helped me solve a math problem. How would you characterize her?

• Kind

• Angry

Multiple Choice

I offered to help my cousin cook the recipe, but she wanted to learn how to do it herself. How would you characterize her?

• Dependent

• Independent

Open Ended

How would you characterize Frida Kahlo?

Authors use both objective and subjective language in biographies.

When authors use objective language, they use facts to state what happened. Subjective language reveals characteristics and can hint at an author’s opinion.

Multiple Choice

A subjective sentence is...

• An opinion

• A fact

Multiple Choice

An objective sentence is...

• An opinion

• A fact

Multiple Choice

Choose the subjective sentence.

• Her friends lived in Mexico City.

• Her friends lived far away.

Multiple Choice

Choose the objective sentence.

• She looked elegant in the portrait.

• She was wearing a red dress in the portrait.

Multiple Choice

Choose the objective sentence.

• Frida Kahlo was bold to ask for the famous painter's advice.

• Frida Kahlo asked the famous painter for advice.

Multiple Choice

An objective sentence is...

• A fact

• An opinion

Multiple Choice

A subjective sentence is...

• A fact

• An opinion

Open Ended

Write a SUBJECTIVE sentence about Frida Kahlo.

Multiple Select

How do you feel about the "Frida Kahlo: Word Choice In A Biography" lesson?

• I understand it well.

• I need a little more review.

• I need a lot of review.

Remember: Events, word choice, objective/subjective language, and details all influence our opinions as we read a biography.