Authors Purpose

Question 0

What does tone reveal?

Answer 0

An authors attitude

Question 1

2 elements that impact an authors purpose

Answer 1

Authors bias (his/her outlook or prejudice)
Tone

Question 2

If the tone is strongly positive or negative, the purpose is probably to _____

Answer 2

Persuade the reader

Question 3

If the tone is neutral and fair than the purpose is probably to ____, _____, or ___

Answer 3

Explain
Inform
Teach

Question 4

If the tone is funny, scary, or witty then the purpose is probably to ___ or to ______ a sequence of events

Answer 4

Entertain

Narrate

Question 5

If the tone is neutral and gives a word portrait of a person, place, thing, or event then the purpose is probably to __

Answer 5

Describe

Question 6

3 writing techniques that support the authors purpose

Answer 6

Sentence structure- questions..simple or complex?
Word choice- easy/difficult?
Repetition of ideas- ideas restated?

Question 7

4 types of organizational patterns

Answer 7

Chronological order
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Problem and solution

Question 8

What is chronological order?

Answer 8

Tells about events in the order they happened

Time order, uses words like then and next

Question 9

What is cause and effect?

Answer 9

Explains why one event leads to another

Uses connecting words like because, as a result, due to…

Question 10

What is compare and contrast ?

Answer 10

explains how two or more things are alike or different

Uses words such as like, both, but…

Question 11

What is problem and solution?

Answer 11

Proposes possible solutions to the existing problems

Author presents reasons for the problem and then possible solutions