Horror Genre

What is another way of saying author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• motive

Sharon A. Russell describes plot as

• a series of events.

• the structure and organization of a text.

• theme.

• dramatic irony.

Dramatic irony is

• when we say one thing but mean something else.

• when a situation turns out to be the opposite of what we would expect.

• when readers know something that a character does not.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

Foreshadowing is when the author give readers

• direct evidence.

• hints about what is going to happen in the story.

• suspense to build tension.

• too much information.

According to Russell, the setting of a horror story can be classified as

• the story's origin.

• the source of horror.

• traditional or non-traditional

• supernatural or natural.

What is theme?

• The lesson learned from a story.

• The plot.

• The source of horror in a text.

• The setting of text.

Persuade means to

• author's purpose

• inform.

• entertain.

• convince.

Inform means to

• give information or facts about a topic.

• convince a someone of something.

• tell a story.

• entertain a reader.

Entertain means

• convince a reader.

• give information and facts about a topic.

• to tell a story or share an experience.

An acronym that helps you remember the three motives for an author's purpose is

• TOM

• IEP

• REP

• PIE