Objective: By the end of class, students will review essential and nonessential information and author's style in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.
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Copy definition of ESSENTIAL into your notes:
Es·sen·tial - adjective
- absolutely necessary; extremely important.
| Essential information is therefore the information necessary to understand what the writer is trying to inform you of. Any descriptive language can be eliminated (nonessential). Essential and nonessential information refers to INFORMATiONAL TEXT.
Direct Instruction
Yesterday, we reviewed TONE and MOOD. Today, we will look at author's STYLE.
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author's style
Independent / Guided
Author's style worksheet - read the passages and answer questions on the back. Then, answer the constructed response question below:
Choose one of the two paragraphs and answer the following:
Analyze the author's style and determine the tone and mood of the passage.
Remember:
1. Style is how the author uses words (diction) and phrases. Style can often be described as FORMAL or INFORMAL.
2. Tone is the author's attitude toward the story he/she is telling.
3. Mood is the atmosphere of the passage and how it makes you, the reader, feel.
Closure
Review steps to analyze and evaluate.
Exit pass
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