Creating Effects Through Structure and Time
Grade 9•45 minutes•RL.9-10.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, and manipulate time create effects such as mystery, tension, or surprise.
Learning Objective
I can evaluate the impact of an author's decisions about text structure and chronology on creating specific effects, such as mystery, tension, or surprise.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe what chronological sequence is and how it is used in writing.
2. Explain the purpose of descriptive text in persuasive writing. Give an example of how descriptive language can influence a reader's opinion.
3. What are the key signal words that indicate a compare and contrast text structure? Provide an example of how this structure can be used to present different perspectives on a topic.
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