Joyas Voladoras
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9th - 12th Grade
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Naomi Salazar
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6 Slides • 17 Questions
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By Brian Doyle
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Essential Question
What effect do we have on nature, and how does nature affect us?
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Open Ended
Think about the human heart. Make a list of words that come to mind when you think of the heart. These words can be either anatomical or emotional.
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Analyze Style
Writers craft their work with a particular style
Two key elements of of style are diction and syntax
Diction include's the author's word choices and register - for example language that sounds more academic or casual.
Syntax involves types of sentences and grammatical structure that the author uses - for example a more lyrical sentence structure can evoke a more emotional response in a reader.
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Multiple Choice
What is an author’s style?
The author’s topic or theme
The author’s unique way of using language to express ideas
The author’s personal opinion about a subject
The order in which events happen in a story
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Multiple Choice
What are two main elements that make up an author's style?
Plot and setting
Diction and syntax
Imagery and symbolism
Tone and mood
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Multiple Choice
What does diction refer to?
The rhythm of a sentence
The point of view of the narrator
The sentence length and structure
he word choices an author makes
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Multiple Choice
When an author uses very formal, academic language, this is an example of:
Syntax
Diction
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Multiple Choice
A writer chooses casual, conversational words to make their writing sound more friendly. This choice affects the writer’s:
Syntax
Diction
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Analyze Structure
Writers of informational essays choose logical structure to clearly convey key ideas
One or more main ideas are supported with details that explain or provide examples
Different sections of the text may have main ideas that relate to the central idea of the whole text
The central idea, or what the writer wants you to learn about the subject, may be clearly stated or implied.
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Multiple Choice
What is a main idea in an informational text?
A detail that supports another idea
The author's opinion about a story
The central topic or point of a section or paragraph
The moral or lesson
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Multiple Choice
How do writers support their main ideas?
By adding personal opinions
By repeating the same sentence
By using confusing language
By including details, examples, and explanations
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Multiple Choice
What is the central idea of an informational text?
The single most important point the author wants readers to understand
The title of the text
The author's main opinion or argument
The first sentence of each paragraph
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Vocabulary
Word | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
taut | pulled tight; tense | |
harrowed | greatly distressed | |
felled | knocked down | |
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Multiple Choice
Which is a synonym for the word taut
uncomfortable
stretched
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Multiple Choice
Which is a synonym for the word harrowed?
remembered
pained
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Multiple Choice
Which is a synonym for the word felled?
struck down
traveled with
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Language Conventions
Parallelism is the use of similar grammatial construction to express related ideas or ideas of equal importance.
Writers create parallel structure by using the same parts of speech in the same order as in this example: "A hummingbird's heart beats ten times a second. A hummingbird's heart is the size of a pencil eraser. A hummingbird's heart is a lot of the hummingbird.
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Multiple Choice
What is parallelism in writing?
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
The use of similar grammatical structures to show related ideas
The use of opposite ideas for contrast
The repetition of exact words for emphasis
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Multiple Choice
Why do writers use parallel structure?
To confuse readers with repetition
To make sentences longer
To make ideas clear, balanced, and easy to follow
To avoid repeating words
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence best describes the way idea are presented in the essay?
factual information is followed intensely by personal reflection
the way information is followed by intensely personal information
Claims about mammal and bird hearts are presented and refuted
Vivid pictures of life on the wild support the author's opinion
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Multiple Choice
What ideas about the heart provide the overall structure of the essay?
How hummingbird hearts function and why they burn out so fast
How little is known about either blue whales or hummingbirds
Relative sizes of hearts and emotions attributed to the heart
Why the heart matters to animals and humans
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Multiple Choice
Why did the author most likely begin the essay by discussing hummingbirds?
Hummingbirds are more interesting than other animals
Hummingbirds represent how fragile life can be
Hummingbirds represent the adaptability of nature
Hummingbirds are unique to the Americas
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