Section 1- Author's Craft

Just as a woodworker uses many tools and techniques to craft a piece of

furniture, a skilled author uses tools and techniques of language and storytelling

to craft a piece of writing.

Directions: Respond to the follow questions in paragraph form- in any order! Write a few paragraphs- you can answer the questions in any order as long as your ideas flow smoothly. Combine questions that you think are similar in paragraphs Be creative! This is a creative blog. I should hear your voice and see visuals (pictures, videos, links) throughout your blog to help illustrate and explain what you are writing.  Do not answer the questions by numbering your responses. (For example, 1.  2. 3. 4.)

QUESTIONS

1.  What elements (figurative language, sensory language-5 senses, etc)of the author’s writing style did you notice? How do these elements impact your understanding or enjoyment of the text? Find examples of figurative language in the text. Copy them and explain their importance/significance to the plot. Find sentences from the book that you think are creatively written. What is creative and unique about the style used to develop these sentences? Include images that represent what you visualized when you were reading these specific sentences.

       2. What structural (the way the story is written- the way it looks) elements did you notice in the    book? How did these elements impact your understanding of the content?

       3. Were there any text features (for example: italics, bold words, short or long sentences, short or long paragraphs) that were super helpful—or just plain annoying? 


       4 Describe the mood or tone of this section of the book. Provide evidence to support your thinking.

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