Authors Voice

Which type of writing is most likely to be written from the first person point of view?

• recipe

• memoir

• newspaper interview

• mystery novel

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CCSS.RL.1.6

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Another name for an author’s point of view is

• mode of narration.

• personal experience.

• biases and opinions.

• primary conflict.

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The attitude the author takes/treats a subject. This is dependent on the author's choice of words.

• opinion

• judgement

• bias

• tone

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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3rd person limited POV is when:

• a writer speaks directly to the reader by using "you/your"

• readers know all thoughts and feelings about character

• when a story is told through the author's voice, through one characters mind

• when a character directly narrates a story

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

There are three ways authors reveal POV, which of the following is NOT:

• Choice of words

• details

• bias

• Statistics

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is tone?

• How the reader feels about a given topic, audience, or character

• The way a source sounds when read aloud

• The way a reader's voice sounds

• How the author feels about a given topic, audience, or character

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CCSS.L.3.3A

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How does a reader determine author's tone?

• Identify the author and topic

• Read an interview of the source's author

• Analyze author's word choice

• Infer tone using author's word choice

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is a synonym for tone?

• music

• voice

• frustrating

• feelings

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following best describes an author's voice?

• A) The unique style and personality expressed in their writing

• B) The grammatical correctness of their sentences

• C) The number of characters in their stories

• D) The length of their novels

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the primary factor that influences an author's voice?

• A) The author's choice of words and sentence structure

• B) The number of pages in the book

• C) The genre of the book

• D) The author's age

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

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