Author's Craft

Which sentence has more imagery?

• The phone kept ringing.

• The cat slept in the chair.

• The box was too heavy to pick up.

• The light breeze made the colorful kites dance in the spring sky.

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

• trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

• trying to give you information and teach you facts.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:

• trying to give you information to teach you the facts.

• trying to make you enjoy the story be keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to get you to do or try something.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

Mrs. Ratcliff is a food critic who writes articles for the newspaper. Today is Saturday, though, she has the day off. A few hours earlier, she entered her cousin's wedding reception, and gasped when she laid her eyes upon the most beautiful wedding cake imaginable. When she finally tasted it, she was speechless for a moment. It tasted even better than it looked! She returned to her car and grabbed a notebook. When she returned to the reception, she scribbled every detail she could think of about how the cake looked, smelled, and tasted. She couldn't wait to write an article about this wedding cake and share its stunning beauty with her readers! Which of the following most likely describes Mrs. Ratcliff's purpose for writing the newspaper article?

• to entertain her readers with a story about the wedding cake

• to persuade her readers to visit the bakery where this cake was made

• to explain how the maker made this cake

• to describe the cake to her readers using vivid details and imagery

The author is the ____________ of a story. 

• writer

• artist

• reader

• setting

What is the Author's Purpose of the text below

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• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

What are the five categories of the author's craft?

• Key Ideas, Details, Explicit Information, Implicit Information, Making Inferences,

• voice, mood, anecdote, language, hyperbole

• Preview, Question, Predict, Infer, Connect

• Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Proofreading, Publishing

Select all that apply. Which of the following are specified as Word Craft techniques?

• Imagery

• Details

• Word Choice

• Vivid Verbs

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the use of metaphor in an author's craft?

• A) The sun was a golden coin in the sky.

• B) The cat slept on the warm windowsill.

• C) The rain tapped gently on the roof.

• D) The leaves rustled in the wind.

What is the primary purpose of using foreshadowing in a narrative?

• A) To create suspense and hint at future events.

• B) To describe the setting in detail.

• C) To introduce the main character.

• D) To resolve the story's conflict.