Question

1. It is going to be expensive.

2. This party is going to be expensive.
3. This party is going to be expensive for Jamie's parents.
4. This birthday party is going to be expensive for Jamie's parents because the party includes a weekend of skiing on Sugar Mountain.
Read the sentences. The writer decides to use the 4th sentence. What is the writer trying to do as she goes through this process of rewriting?
A) establish point of view
B) establish background information
C) organize an event sequence
D) introduce characters

Answer 1

B) establish background information

The author, as she drafts the sentences, is adding information that will provide background insight into the characters and situation. The sentence went from the reader knowing nothing besides a cost to knowing what the expensive thing is, who it's for, and why it's going to be so expensive.

Answer 2

What is the writer trying to do as she goes through this process of rewriting?

B) Establish background information.

The author is trying to add as many details as possible to present relevant and specific information that the reader needs in order to understand the story and the background of the characters.

This rewriting technique is useful to include any missing information which helps to make a story much more complete.