Author's Style: 2/17 LL Exit Ticket

What is style in writing?

• The way in which the writer uses techniques for effect

• The choice of topic

• The length of the text

• The use of images

Which perspective is commonly used in formal writing?

• First-person perspective

• Second-person perspective

• Third-person perspective

• Fourth-person perspective

________ includes all the choices a fictional writer makes from word choice to structure to timing.

• Theme

• Creativity

• Style

• Setting

Style

• An outside narrator is telling the story.

• When the plot of the story shifts back in time to reveal important details about characters or events.

• The unique way an author writes: the types of words, sentences, and figurative language he/she uses.

• Where the story takes place.

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CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the primary purpose of an author when writing a persuasive essay?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform the reader

• To convince the reader of a particular viewpoint

• To describe a personal experience

Which of the following best describes an author's purpose in writing a narrative?

• To list instructions

• To argue a point

• To tell a story and engage the reader emotionally

• To provide factual information

How can an author’s purpose influence the style of writing?

• It changes the publication date

• It affects the choice of font

• It dictates the use of specific literary devices and tone

• It determines the length of the text

A root is a part of a word that has a certain meaning. Words that share the same root often have similar meanings that are related to the meaning of the root. For example: The root bel means war. A rebel is a person who rises up in armed opposition to the government.
Belligerence is the tendency to seek out or engage in conflict and hostility.
In the United States, the Antebellum Era refers to the period before the Civil War.
All of these meanings relate to the concept of war.
You can use your knowledge of roots to figure out the meaning of words you haven't seen before. For example: The root bene means good.
The root fac means do or make.
A benefactor is a person who helps others by contributing money or aid. He or she does good for others.

Question: The root dict means say or declare. What does the word diction mean?

• the manner and style in which members of a group support one another

• the manner and style in which words are chosen for use in speech or writing

• the manner and style in which a particular good or service is distributed

• none of these

The root greg means group. What does the word egregious mean?

• standing out from the rest in a particularly bad way

• untrustworthy or worthy of suspicion

• manufactured quickly and at a low price

• none of these

The root cred means trust or believe. What does the word incredulous mean?

• none of these

• unwilling to speak out in a situation

• unwilling to engage in hostility

• unwilling to accept something as true