Craft and Structure

1. Craft and Structure Quiz Notes

2. February 12, 2013 • I can understand craft and structure of writing by breaking down figurative language, connotation, and technical meaning • I can understand craft and structure of writing by determining an author’s purpose and point of view • I can understand an author’s tone in a piece of writing is determined by word choice • I can understand effective paragraph structure by breaking it down into topic sentences, supporting details, and transition sentences

3. Figurative Meaning • Using words in a way that goes beyond their dictionary (denotation) meaning • Metaphor is a primary example

4. Technical Meaning • Words specific to a particular topic • Computer terms are a primary example

5. Connotation • Implied meaning or the emotional weight the word carries

6. Purpose • In writing is to inform, persuade, or entertain

7. Informational passages • Present a series of facts or observations to the reader

8. Persuasive Essays • Designed to influence a reader’s thinking about a particular topic

9. Author’s View • Supported by evidence or by pointing out the flaws in their opponents viewpoint

10. Tone • Author’s attitude toward a particular subject or audience

11. Word Choice • Key to understanding an author’s tone • Also contributes to the style and structure of the passsage

12. Topic Sentence • Main Idea of the paragraph

13. Supporting details • Examples that support the topic sentence

14. Transitional sentence • Introduces links to other sentences • Indicates a shift in an author’s argument • States the conclusion of the paragraph