Author's Craft Review

Inner Thinking

• when a character in a story does something (an action) that tells us something about their character (personality, etc.)

• talking (conversations) between characters in a story.

• are a character’s thoughts.

• when the narrator is a character in the story. This POV uses the pronouns: I, me, my, myself, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Description

• talking (conversations) between characters in a story.

• when a character in a story does something (an action) that tells us something about their character (personality, etc.)

• are a character’s thoughts.

• using lots of imagery  to “paint a picture” in the mind of the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

"What's so interesting on your phone?" her brother, Tony, asked curiously.

• Inner Thinking

• Dialogue

• Description

• Revealing Actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

She had to admit, the image was impressive: tall, striped spires and pinnacles of red rocks jutting above vast areas of green prairie.

• Description

• Dialogue

• First Person POV

• Revealing Actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Great! thought Serena. A flat tire. Probably the most exciting thing that's going to happen on this whole trip.

• Dialogue

• Revealing Actions

• First Person POV

• Inner Thinking

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

A conversation between two characters is called

• Dialogue

• Inner Thinking

• First Person POV

• Revealing Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

repetition

• author’s decision to repeat an idea, action, behavior, event, word or phrase

• adjustment to timing of events an author makes to slow down or pick up the events or ideas

• a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

• a hint of a future event, which often creates suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

Which term means "the writer's attitude?

• mood

• tone

• point of view

• feeling

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The tone in the quote is...

• melancholic

• depressing

• motivational

• pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is figurative language?

• Language that means more than what the words say.

• Language that means just what the words say.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3