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.7.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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.11-12.4

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.5.4

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.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

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.11-12.4

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.7.9