Authors craft

What is the definition of Author's Purpose?

• Why a reading passage was written

• Figuring out something that is not directly stated in a reading passage

• Descriptive details about a person, place, or thing.

• figuring out the meaning of unknown words

Author's craft means

• the message or moral of a story

• the conclusion of the story

• the way an author writes

• None of the above

Characterisation means

• the mood or feeling of a story

• the message or moral of the story

• when the author uses words to create images in your mind while you read

• how authors develop the characters in their story

Jenny helped the elderly lady across the street and held the door open for her as she slowly walked into the grocery store. What does this passage tell us about Jenny?

• She is impatient.

• She is tired.

• She is caring and considerate.

• She is frustrated.

Which sentence has more imagery?

• The kids ran around outside for an hour.

• The tiny dog jumped and barked happily for the crunchy dog treat.

• Seven ducks slept in the park.

• The water bottle fell to the ground.

Which sentence has more imagery?

• The phone kept ringing.

• The cat slept in the chair.

• The box was too heavy to pick up.

• The light breeze made the colorful kites dance in the spring sky.

Why do authors include imagery in their stories?

• To interest the reader

• To create images in the reader's mind as they read

• To make the story entertaining

• All of the above

Structure means

• the message of the story

• the mood of feeling of a story

• the way an author organises their writing

• none of the above

Tone means

• how the writer feels about their text

• a concrete object that has an abstract meaning

• the moral of the story

• the ending of the story

Visualise means

• using words to move from one idea to the next

• being able to imagine or see the story from the words and way an author writes

• how an author feels

• how a reader feels