Benchmark 1 Review Fall 2014 Benchmark 1 Review

Benchmark 1 Review Fall 2014

Benchmark 1 Review � What does it mean to find the historical context of a piece of writing?

Benchmark 1 Review � What does it mean to find the historical context of a piece of writing? � The time and place in which the work was written. The circumstances around which the writing took place.

Benchmark 1 Review � How would you figure out the historical context of a piece of writing if you did not know? (hint: what in the writing would you look for? )

Benchmark 1 Review � How would you figure out the historical context of a piece of writing if you did not know? (hint: what in the writing would you look for? ) � The names of places, the names of people, and dates.

Benchmark 1 Review � What makes a narrative a primary source?

Benchmark 1 Review � What makes a narrative a primary source? � It is a story written by someone who actually lived through the events he or she was writing about.

Benchmark 1 Review � What makes a narrative a secondary source?

Benchmark 1 Review � What makes a narrative a secondary source? � The author is writing about an event that he or she did not experience first hand. � Example: History text book

Benchmark 1 Review � What is repetition? How can it be used to improve rhetoric or an argument?

Benchmark 1 Review � � What is repetition? How can it be used to improve rhetoric or an argument? Repeating a word, phrase, or point over and over for emphasis. It helps the point stick in the audience’s mind.

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the speaker of a piece of writing?

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the speaker of a piece of writing? • The speaker is the voice that tells the story. The speaker can be a fictional character, or it can be the voice of the writer.

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the subject in a piece of writing?

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the subject in a piece of writing? • To identify the subject you need to figure out what the text is about.

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the tone in a piece of writing?

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the tone in a piece of writing? To identify the tone in a piece of writing you need to figure out the writer's attitude towards the readers or the subject that is being written.

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the author’s purpose in a piece of writing?

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the author’s purpose in a piece of writing? To identify the author’s purpose you must figure out what was the author’s goal (or purpose) in writing this text? In other words, what did he or she hope to accomplish?

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the audience in a piece of writing?

Benchmark 1 Review What does it mean to identify the audience in a piece of writing? • The audience is the group of readers to whom this piece is directed. You must determine who the audience is that they intend to address. It may be one person or a specific group. This choice of audience will affect the style and message.