Exploring Authorial Choices and Techniques

What is the term used to describe the specific decisions an author makes in their writing?

• Author's techniques

• Author's choices

• Authorial control

• Author's style

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which of the following is an example of an author's technique?

• Plot

• Setting

• Metaphor

• Character

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What does authorial control refer to in literature?

• The author's ability to influence the reader's interpretation

• The author's choice of genre

• The author's use of dialogue

• The author's selection of characters

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify a technique an author might use to create suspense in a story.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Dialogue

• Exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How might an author's choice of setting affect the mood of a story?

• By determining the plot

• By influencing the characters' actions

• By creating a specific atmosphere

• By establishing the theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following best describes how an author might use symbolism in their writing?

• To provide background information

• To represent larger concepts or ideas

• To develop characters

• To advance the plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is one way an author can control the pacing of a story?

• By using complex vocabulary

• By varying sentence length

• By introducing new characters

• By changing the setting

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is a simple procedure an author might use to develop a character?

• Describing the character's appearance

• Creating a subplot

• Using a first-person narrative

• Establishing a theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How can an author's choice of point of view impact a story?

• By altering the story's setting

• By influencing the reader's connection to characters

• By changing the story's genre

• By determining the story's length

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a common technique authors use to show a character's internal thoughts?

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Stream of consciousness

• Flashback

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6