Author's Craft

What is the author's voice in a passage/article/selection?

• the author's writing style that makes his/her writing unique

• exaggeration that make things sound bigger, better, or more than what they truly are

• a short ,funny, or interesting story related to a character or events

• vocabulary, precise nouns, sensory words

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Mood means ​ ​ (a)  

• the author's writing style
• lines or words that are repeated
• a word that imitates the sound it represents
• the emotions and feelings of the reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

An anecdote is a ​​ ​ (a)  

• exaggerations that make things sound bigger
• vivid verbs that make the text more interesting
• the same sound or letter at the beginning of words
• short, funny or interesting story related to a cha

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a hyperbole?

• where each line of a text ends

• a group of lines

• words that create imagery

• exaggerations that make things sound better

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is imagery?

• where each line of a text ends

• words that create images that appeal to the senses

• lines that are repeated

• words with the same ending sound

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is alliteration?

• words that compare two things

• words with the same ending sound

• The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines

• a group of lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is an onomatopoeia?

• a word that imitates the sound it represents, like buzz and thud

• a pattern of stressed syllables

• lines or words that are repeated

• words with the same ending sound

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is a simile?

• words that create images

• words with the same ending sound

• words that are repeated

• comparison of two things using the words "like" or"as"

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is repetition in a text?

• words with the same beginning sound

• words that rhyme

• words that create images

• lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the Message/Theme of a text?

• the author's purpose

• the lesson learned after reading the text

• the author's writing style

• vocabulary that makes the text more interesting

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9