Author's Use of Language

_________________ can help determine the author's perspective.

• Tone

• Text features

• Word choice

• All of the above

How can readers determine the author's perspective?

• Look at the LANGUAGE the author uses. Is there any extreme language or are there extreme thoughts?

• Look for bias: Does the author take a side?

• Use process of elimination

• Look at the author’s purpose. WHY did the author write the text?

Select TWO ways to determine the author's purpose.

• Ask yourself: What is the author’s point of view? How do they FEEL about what they wrote?

• Ask yourself: What is the genre; what kind of text is this?

• Write Mrs. Patterson a poem about her great beauty.

• Who is the intended audience? Who is the author writing for?

What is tone?

• The reason for writing a text.

• Writer's opinions about the topic.

• A writer's attitude toward a subject/topic they're writing about.

• How the author views the topic.

In which subtopic would the author's use of formal, academic language be placed?

• Grammar and punctuation

• Language and style

• Character development

• Plot and setting

Which of the following is NOT a key language choice that authors may use to enhance their message?

• Metaphors and similes

• Statistics and data

• Rhetorical questions

• Slang and jargon

The author says that J. Bruce Ismay “was savaged by the media and the general public for climbing into a lifeboat and saving himself.” She uses the word savaged to convey

• the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic.

• Ismay’s luck at being saved.

• Ismay’s selfishness in taking a spot in the lifeboat

• the fierceness of the media attack.

Analyze the use of language in this sentence: "The relentless waves of change swept through the old town, leaving nothing but memories in their wake." What literary device is primarily used here?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Evaluate the effectiveness of an author's style that heavily uses sarcasm to critique modern societal norms. What impact might this style have on the reader?

• It may alienate readers who are in favor of the norms.

• It could engage readers with humor while provoking thought.

• It might confuse readers unfamiliar with sarcasm.

• It will likely be taken literally, missing the critique.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Which of the following can help you identify an author's point of view? Select all that apply.

• recognizing the tone the author used

• forming a perspective

• understanding the author's purpose

• context clues