Compare Authors’ Styles

Even though “Roberto Clemente” is nonfiction and “Raymond’s Run” is fiction, they have a similar topic: Athletes trying to be the best. Compare how the style of each selection fits the author’s purpose.

How It Works

Collect and Organize Elements of Style To compare authors’ styles, organize style elements in a chart. List author’s purpose, form, organization, point of view, and tone each author uses to accomplish this goal.

Practice Together

Compare Authors’ Styles Take the information in the chart and compare the authors’ styles. Here is the beginning of a comparison.

Try It!

Copy the chart and fill in the information for “Raymond’s Run.” How is the author’s style similar to or different than the style in “Roberto Clemente”? You may want to use this frame to help you.

The author of “Raymond’s Run” wants the reader to know _______. She uses a _______ for this purpose. She also uses a _______ point of view and a tone.