Author's Style (Upper Levels)

All writers have it, but do you know what author's style is and how to recognize it?

This 20 page presentation for upper level learners will help students understand and analyze their own writing styles, as well as other authors' styles. Easy to follow format will have students analyzing style in no time!

Includes:

Checklist for Authors Handout

Definitions for Author's Style .

Examples of Famous Novels and Poems to Analyze

Quotes

Extra Style Analysis Activities

Author's Style Workshopping Handout

Terminologies and definitions include:

Audience—listeners, readers, viewers of work

Author’s voice—sets writing apart from others; uniqueness of writing

Genre—category/organization pattern of writing

Purpose—intent of writing

Mood—reader’s emotion to the writing

Tone—author’s attitude about subject matter

Sentence fluency—cadence, flow, transitions used

Sentence variety—lengths/mixture of sentences

Word choices—descriptions, figurative language, repetitions, synonyms…

Excellent for introducing style, writing concepts, standardized testing reviews, class assessments, college readiness, CCSS, literacy centers, and grammar/editing revisions, Students will be able to identify their authors' styles after working through this presentation.

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