1. Voice and Author’s Purpose
Mr. Garbera

2. Write these notes on page R34 in your notebooks.

3. Objective
Determine an authors point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

4. Additional Notes can be found on page 101 in Lit books.

5. The way a writer sounds on a page. Can show their point of view
Voice
The way a writer sounds on a page.
Can show their point of view
Also shows the writers personality or style

6. Identifying Voice We identify a voice in three ways: Word Choice
Tone/attitude
Syntax/sentence structure

7. Word choice
The words the writer chooses to use. Look at the sentences below and identify the difference.
I do not think that man is very likeable.
I hate that guy.

8. Would you rather be called cheap or thrifty?
Word Choice
Would you rather be called cheap or thrifty?

9. Definition/Denotation
Thrifty-using money and other resources carefully
cheap-low in price

10. Connotation Cheap- unwilling to spend money
Thrifty- good at saving money

11. Denotation/ Connotation
Denotation= dictionary
Connotation= connection/feelings connected to word
Thief/ robber
Skinny/slender
Clever/brainy

12. Tone The way the writer feels about the subject
Tone can connect to authors purpose
If the writer seems upset, they may be writing in order to persuade someone to change something that they think is wrong.
If the writer seems objective/factual they maybe writing to inform

13. sentences
Short= fast paced, create action, good for describing dramatic events
Long sentences= more exploring an idea than giving an idea, can create tension
The arrangement of words can also affect the voice of the writer.

14. Authors Purpose His or hers main reason for writing 3 main reasons
Inform- Facts
Persuade- opinions
Narrate/tell a story/entertain- plot components, dialogue, characters (Usually fictional)
The purpose can be very specific
Ex. The writer might be writing to expose a social problem or describe an adventure.

15. A White House Diary by Lady Bird Johnson
Page 105 in Lit books
Informational text
Notice information or ideas conveyed in the title.
Look for organizational features such as subheads.
Identify the subject of photos, illustrations, or diagrams
Story is a autobiography about the assassination of John F. Kennedy
The writer is the wife of the vice president at the time, Lyndon Johnson.

16. Reading Lens Focus on the following while we read:
The kinds of words the writer is using.
How does the writer feel?
Are the sentences long or short?
What is the writers purpose for writing this story?
What might be a more specific purpose?

17. Final Question 1. How does the writer feel. What is her voice?
Write the answer on page L32 in your notebooks.
1. How does the writer feel. What is her voice?
2.How might the voice of the presidents wife be a different kind of journal?
3. What general purpose do you think Mrs. Johnson had in writing this portion of “A White House Diary? Give evidence from the text. What more specific purpose do you think she had? Give evidence from the text. (inform, persuade, entertain)

18. Objective
Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

19. Character
Person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.

20. Round or Flat
Round Character- complex, showing many different qualities -----revealing faults as well as virtues
Flat Character- one dimensional, showing a single trait

21. Dynamic or static
Dynamic character- develops, changes, and learns something during the course of a story.
Static character- remains the same throughout the story.

22. Shrek

23. Activity
Identify the following character as round or flat. Then identify if they are dynamic or static. Be sure to have evidence as we will share.

24. Pinocchio

25. Kaa (Jungle Book)

26. Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)

27. Pumbaa (Lion King)

28. Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)

29. Remy Ratatouille)

30. The Joker

31. Walter Mitty Analyze the character
What was the authors purpose for writing this story.
Come up with a theme and expand on how the author uses that theme as his purpose for writing

32. PIE
Separate you paper into 3 columns. Write P at the top of one column, I at the top of another, and E at the top of the last column.
Write about your favorite type of pie. Under P, write to persuade. Under I, write to inform, and under E, write to entertain.
Each writing must be at least 4 sentences (1 paragraph).