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Q2 - Staying with Uncle Stephen

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6.9F - The student is expected to analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood and voice.

  • Students are expected to examine how an author uses carefully chosen words and phrases to create an emotional atmosphere for the readers as they engage with the text. Authors create certain moods to help the reader become more invested in the text and immersed in the description. Mood in a text is the feeling the reader has while reading as opposed to the feelings the author expresses about the subject.
  • Students are expected to examine how authors use words and phrases to create a style of writing that expresses the author’s distinct perspective on a subject. For an author’s voice to be recognizable, it should be consistent throughout the text. Having a strong voice in writing is comparable to being eloquent in speech; it requires using language in a way that seems natural, engaging, and authentic to the audience.

6.9F - The student is expected to analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood and voice.

  • Students are expected to examine how an author uses carefully chosen words and phrases to create an emotional atmosphere for the readers as they engage with the text. Authors create certain moods to help the reader become more invested in the text and immersed in the description. Mood in a text is the feeling the reader has while reading as opposed to the feelings the author expresses about the subject.
  • Students are expected to examine how authors use words and phrases to create a style of writing that expresses the author’s distinct perspective on a subject. For an author’s voice to be recognizable, it should be consistent throughout the text. Having a strong voice in writing is comparable to being eloquent in speech; it requires using language in a way that seems natural, engaging, and authentic to the audience.
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Which answer did you pick for the question?

2. In which sentence does the author's use of language best convey a comforting mood?

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Why did you chose that answer?

Test Taking Tips

Questions about author's use of language require you to think about why the author chose those words and how they want those words to affect the reader.

  • Read the question and answer choices carefully. Look up any words you do not understand. Copy the word and definition on your scratch paper or on the sticky note tool (right click in the answer section to open it).
  • Ask yourself, Is being in a comforting mood a positive or negative experience?
  • Use the process of elimination. Ask yourself if the answer choices use positive words or negative words. Right click on answers you want to eliminate and choose strikethrough.
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Which answer should you have chosen?

2. In which sentence does the author's use of language best convey a comforting mood?

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What will you do differently next time?

After you submit, read the answer choice explanations. In your Reading Journal, write down why the answer choice you originally chose was wrong, and why the correct answer is right.