Choosing Language for Context and Purpose

What type of context clue is used to determine the meaning of abnormalities? Use context clues to define diluted. Use context clues to define sustainable.

Example Thinned out long-lasting

The paragraph below is from a student's essay on the Harlem Renaissance. Choose the best word or phrase from each drop-down menu to keep the tone and style appropriate for this product, purpose, and audience. "The Harlem Renaissance lasted only twenty years, but it was one of the most ____ movements in African American artistic history. Centered on Harlem in New York City, the Harlem Renaissance _____ civil rights organizations, including the NAACP. Important _____ of the movement included Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, and Zora Neale Hurston. These writers, among many others, have ______ African American authors and artists for close to a century. ____________

Influential was closely connected to members inspired Their works remain popular today.

Select words that describe the subject of this photograph. Select words that describe the subject of this photograph.

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Which words do you think would be appropriate for describing both photographs? "Striking" and "awe-inspiring" are synonyms. In your opinion, what is the best synonym for describing the image of the forest fire? In your opinion, what is the best synonym for describing the image of the fireworks?

Select whatever Stunning Astonishing

How would you describe the diction in the first three sentences? How would you describe the syntax in the first three sentences? How is the style of the last sentence inconsistent with the rest of the passage?

direct and vivid concise and straightforward It is much more formal and complex.

Match each sentence with the type of context clue used. "Frescoes, or murals painted on plaster, were popular during the Renaissance." "My sister is loquacious, but I tend to be more quiet and reserved." "Composers use crescendos when they want the volume of the music to gradually increase." "Hazardous materials, such as acids and sharp glass, must be handled carefully." "My brother chose strawberry ice cream, but I opted to skip dessert tonight."

Definition antonym description or explanation Example synonym

First, replace the boldfaced neutral word to give the following statement a positive connotation. "Jonathan tended to be very careful when it came to money." Now replace the neutral word to give the statement a negative connotation. "Jonathan tended to be very careful when it came to money." Choose the words with appropriate denotations and connotations within the following passage. "If there is one thing I can count on, it is that my loving grandparents will go overboard when taking care of me. My grandparents prepared a huge, delicious __________ when I visited their house last weekend. When I asked why they had made so much food, they said it was because I looked __________. I informed them that I was just __________ from all of my trips to the gym. __________ When the evening ended, I was sad I had to __________. "

Thrifty Cheap Feast Starved Slender Depart

What is the main purpose of the passage? How does the language used in the passage support the author's purpose? Check all of the boxes that are correct for this excerpt.

To argue A. It remains objective and unemotional. D. It reflects reason and logic.

What is the denotation of the word engulf? What is the connotation of engulf? How does Martin Luther King Jr.'s word choice achieve a particular effect?

flow over or enclose negative; implies something that is all-consuming It emphasizes the overwhelming nature of injustice in the community.

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The newspaper passage below was written to inform readers. Choose the words that best maintain a consistently objective tone and journalistic style. "After hours of ______, the jury had reached a decision in the ________case. Journalists and experts had been ________ case for weeks. On the night of the ________, millions of Americans gathered around their _________. When the ___________ ruling - innocent - was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent."

Deliberating Highly publicized Debating Verdict Televisions Controversial

Read the following passage and determine the author's purpose. The Olympic Games took place in Beijing, China, in 2008. In those Olympic Games, swimming fans wondered whether Michael Phelps, an American swimmer, would break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals. Read the following passage and determine the author's purpose. We live approximately twenty miles from the city. If you want to make it to the city in time for the play, you should take the train because it makes fewer stops than the bus.

to narrate to inform to persuade or argue to inform

What is the main tone of the passage? How does the negative connotation of the word whined create inconsistency? How is the tone of the fourth sentence inconsistent with the tone of the passage?

informative but conversational It makes the tone seem more judgmental. It is more academic and formal.

A student wrote the following letter to his school board to persuade the members not to cut funding for his swim team. Use the drop-down menus to maintain a consistent tone and style that is appropriate to the audience, product, and purpose of the letter. "To the members of the school board: I understand that you need to make budget cuts for next year, but you (Not putting the rest, but the paragraph starts like that)

should not members to donate much-needed sincerely

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The word manipulation has a __________ connotation in this passage. How does the connotation of the word manipulation add to the author's argument?

Negative It stresses that the changes made were unnatural.

How do the purposes of the passages differ? How do the effects of the passages differ?

The first passage informs; the second narrates. The first passage gives information, while the second passage evokes and expresses emotion.

How does the language in the second passage contribute to its effect?

The writer uses words with negative connotations to create a mood and express emotion.

What is the most likely meaning of the word renovate? Which context clues in this passage help the reader determine the meaning of the word? How does the word renovate affect the overall passage?

to restore or improve something A. examples B. descriptions It maintains a professional, objective tone.