Finding Common Ground
Lesson 4
By: Jose Carlos Mazariegos
Author's Claim
The author's claim in this short poem is that there was so many damage left behind during this war, refering to the families who lost their loved ones and he losing a friend and remembering the good times without war
Lesson 3: Once Upon a Time
By: Eddy Tambriz
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Supporting Details
Lesson 1
By: Alfonso Jordan
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Lesson 2: Unusual Normality
By: Carlos Alvarado
Purpose
During the reading you can see how he feels through the description of his feelings when he sees the name "Severiano Rios" followed by a description of high school times with friends
Theme
Setting
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Message
The author’s purpose is the reason the writer has for writing a text. Authors may write to express thoughts or feelings, to persuade, to inform or explain, or to entertain.
Description: Get Ready
During the get ready part, we have to analyze graphic elements of the poem aswell as how figurative language relates on the basic elements of the poem's structure
The message is the central idea of the work, or what the author is trying to communicate to the audience.
The setting of a story is the time and place of the action of the story. Setting often shapes a story’s events or plot, including the story’s conflict.
The main message of a story is the theme. Is making inferences, or logical guesses, about the theme by considering the details and symbols Gordimer includes. Pay particular attention to the characters’ actions and motivations, as well as the setting—including the historical background—to help you infer the theme.
Examples:
This Story of Unusual Normality have a persuade people purpose.
Examples:
"My family was killed on the war" This is a very hard message so readers interest more about the read
ANALYZE VOICE AND TONE
Voice and tone are elements of an author’s style.
Voice
Tone
Voice is a writer’s unique use of language that allows a reader to “hear” a human personality in the writer’s work.
Tone is the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject. A writer communicates tone through choice of words and details.