Authors Choice

What is the author's purpose for writing PART 4 "Water for the World?"

• Describe to the reader some people perceptive about the need to solve the world's water crisis by increasing the number of desalination plants.

• Entertain the reader to a narrative story about the need to solve the world's water crisis by increasing the number of desalination plants.

• Inform the reader to the need to solve the world's water crisis by increasing the number of desalination plants.

• Persuade the reader to agree with his perceptive about the need to solve the world's water crisis by increasing the number of desalination plants.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

Diction

• a feeling or attitude expressed by the author

• a person who is against something or someone

• the main character in a story

• the words an author chooses to use in his or her writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Tone

• how a word sounds

• authors choose certain words to create tone

• attitude words or feeling words

• Option two (2) and three (3) are correct

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

How does an author use CHARACTERIZATION

• in a character's description

• through a character's words

• through a character's actions

• All of the above are correct

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

• opinion

• judgement

• bias

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What are ways authors show tone?

• punctuation

• word choice

• subject matter

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the author's purpose in writing a persuasive essay?

• To inform the reader about a topic

• To entertain the reader with a story

• To persuade the reader to accept a viewpoint

• To describe a process in detail

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

Which of the following best defines 'narrative voice'?

• The author's choice of words

• The perspective from which the story is told

• The main character's dialogue

• The setting of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

How does an author create mood in a story?

• Through the use of dialogue

• By describing the setting and atmosphere

• By focusing on character development

• Through the plot structure

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the effect of an author's choice of diction on a text?

• It determines the plot

• It influences the tone and mood

• It defines the characters

• It sets the theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6