Analyzing Word Choice

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
• The time and place of the story
• The summary of events in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the "mood" of  a story?

• Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
• The time and place of the story.
• The summary of events of the story.
• The lesson the reader learns from the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is an allusion?

• A comparison

• A reference to something familiar (especially literature)

• A type of fiction

• Contrasting two different things in literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

What is an analogy?

• A comparison

• A reference to something familiar (especially literature)

• A type of fiction

• Contrasting two different things in literature

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

How can allusions or analogies help an author?

• They add mystery and darkness to a topic

• They create confusion in the reader's mind

• They provide more factual information that couldn't be presented without using an allusion or analogy

• They create vivid mental images to help readers' understanding

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

When authors add allusions or analogies, they help create _____ to broader or more familiar ideas

• Assessments

• Connections

• Disconnections

• Connnections

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

Which of the following tones is NOT connected to a positive connotation?

• Admiring

• Encouraging

• Spiteful

• Determined

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following is an allusion presented in "The Trans-Pacific Passage...?"

• "Midas"

• "Forty-Niners"

• "California"

• "Historians"

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What type of allusion is "Midas?"

• Mythological

• Biblical

• Literary

• Scientific

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

What is the analogy in paragraph 3?

• "Ocean travel in 1850 was a hardship for anyone, but for working-class passengers.."

• "The passengers were allowed on deck in small groups, but only when the weather was fair"

• "The poor people were herded in the hold of the ship like a flock of sheep"

• "Chinese immigrants who, like their American counterparts, were traveling thousands of miles"

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2