Literary elements

What is the best definition of "Author's Purpose"?

• The emotional atmosphere of the text. For instance, an author or a poet might use imagery to describe a dark, stormy night to create a suspenseful mood.

• Author’s reason for writing a literary text. For example, argumentative, informative, narrative.

• The author's attitude about the topic she/he is writing about

• It's the art of writing for sole purpose of persuading your audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Theme

• The point of view the story is told. For example, most YA story are told from first person point of view.

• The ones who perform the actions in the story

• The place and the time the story takes place.

• The message of the story. What the reader is supposed to learn from the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The____is the narrator’s attitude toward events and other characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is mood?

• The emotional atmosphere of the text. For example, an author might use imagery to describe a dark stormy night.

• narrator’s attitude toward events and other characters.

• Making an educated guess are the text based on the evidence you have

• When something is relatable

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The way a story is narrated is also called the_____

• Plot

• Tone

• Point of view

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5