The emotions or feelings that a word stirs in a reader?

You look up synonyms for minimal. Which word do you see?

"The baby looked tranquil as he slept."

In the above sentence, the word tranquil has a _______ connotation.

"My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior."

In the above sentence, what is the denotation of the word superior?

What is tone?

What do the letters in PIE stand for?

When an author's purpose is to inform, the text will include mostly ________.

Words that have the same denotation are called ________

Choose the word with the positive connotation.

Choose the word with the positive connotation.

Choose the word with the more positive connotation.

What is the author's purpose for writing poetry?

What is the author's purpose for writing the following?

A billboard asking voters to select Caleb Smith for Senator

I wonder who made gym class mandatory? He was a great guy. It is a welcome break from sitting in chairs. In a recent poll, gym class was the favorite subject of elementary students. I wish there was gym class more often!

What’s the author's viewpoint about gym class?

Many cities have aquariums that have adopted orphaned dolphins found in the ocean. Many of these dolphins were wounded and would not have survived alone. Because of the kindness of humans, these animals are alive today.

What is the author’s viewpoint?

Many people don’t like bees.  However, without these helpful insects, we would not have many of our favorite flowers or fruits.  When bees drink nectar from flowers, they carry away pollen.  Bees leave the pollen on the next plant they visit.  This helps create necessary new plants.  

What is the author’s viewpoint about bees?

Cruise ships might be a fun way to take a vacation, but they do far too much damage to the environment. The ships are harmful to marine life. Research suggests that cruise ships produce more than three times the amount of CO2 than airplanes do. Furthermore, cruise-ship passengers do not spend enough time at a given destination to learn about its culture. Thus, the passengers do not promote local culture. The next time you want to take a vacation, try taking a train or plane to your destination instead.

Based on the passage, which of these best describes the author's attitude toward cruise ships?

Ghost is the first book in the Track serious written by Jason Reynolds.

Read the statements and identify the opinion.